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In Khmer
Khmer form of Lin.

Radding English
Variant of Reading.

Rampling English
Originally indicated a person who lived in a thickly wooded area, derived from Latin ramus meaning "branch" (see Ramos). Famous bearers include English actress Charlotte Rampling (1946-) and her father, athlete and British Army officer Godfrey Rampling (1909-2009).

Rausing Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Raus, the name of a parish in southern Sweden, and the common surname suffix -ing "belonging to, coming from".

Raveling German
nickname or patronymic from Middle Low German rave(n) ‘raven’

Rawding English

Reading English
Habitational name from the county seat of Berkshire, which gets its name from Old English Readingas "people of Read(a)", a byname meaning "red".

Redding English
Variant spelling of Reading.

Redding German
Patronymic from any of the Germanic personal names with the first element rad "counsel, advice".

Reding English
Variant of Reading.

Redlightning Indigenous American, Sioux (?)

Reinking German
Reinking is a German-derived surname meaning "one who is neat and tidy"

Ribring Swedish

Richling Jewish (Rare)
Russian Jewish surname from the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire.

Riding English
From Old English rydding "cleared land, assart".

Rigling Swiss

Ring English

Rønning Norwegian
From any of the many farmsteads named Rønning, ultimately derived from Old Norse ruðja "woodland clearing".

Rosing German
1 German and Dutch: patronymic from a derivative of the medieval personal name Rozinus.... [more]

Rossing Norwegian
ross (came from scotland) ing - added in Norway

Rowling English
From diminutives for the given names Rollo or Rolf. Famous bearer is the author of the Harry Potter series, J. K. Rowling whose initials stand for Joanne Kathleen.

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