Girl Names starting with “R”
Girl names full of sound and meaning – from timeless to extraordinary.
A girl's name stays with your daughter for life – it should sound beautiful, suit you and carry a meaning you stand behind. At Nameberry you'll find popular classics like Emma, Mia or Lea as well as international, short or rare first names. Browse by origin, meaning and popularity, discover the current favourites in our top lists and get inspired by special names. Whether Nordic, Mediterranean or biblical: there's the right name for every little girl.
Popular first names starting with “R”
Girl Names starting with “R”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabab | f | Arabic | Rabab (رباب) is an Arabic name for girls and means 'the white cloud' |
| Rabea | f | Arabic | Rabea has its roots in both Arabic and Hebrew and was integrated into German naming in … |
| Rabea-Tara | f | Rabea-Tara is a double name combining Rabea ("the spring-like") and Tara ("the star") | |
| Rabeel | f | Arabic | The name Rabeel, which is rather uncommon, means 'the lioness' or 'the brave one' and h… |
| Rabi | f | Arabic | Rabi is a unisex Arabic first name whose meaning literally is 'the spring', derived fro… |
| Rabia | f | Arabic | Rabia is a Turkish name for women that has its roots in the Arabic and Hebrew languages |
| Rabiba | f | Arabic | Rabiba is a variant form of the Arabic name Rabeeba (ربيبة) |
| Rabiha | f | Arabic | The name Rabiha is the feminine variant of the Arabic name Rabih |
| Rabija | f | Arabic | Rabija is a Bosnian variant of Rabia |
| Rabije | f | Arabic | The name Rabije is the Albanian form of Rabia and carries the meanings 'the spring-like… |
| Rabina | f | Arabic | Rabina, as a Scottish variant of Robina, is the feminine form of Robin and is derived f… |
| Rabita | f | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Rabiya | f | Arabic | Rabiya is a spelling used in both Kurdish and Turkish and is derived from Rabia |
| Racha | f | Hebrew | The name Racha has its roots in Moroccan as well as Hebrew |
| Rachael | f | English | Rachael is the English variant of Rachel, which can be traced back to the biblical name… |
| Racheal | f | English | Racheal represents an English form of the name Rachel, whose roots trace back to the bi… |
| Racheeda | f | Arabic | Racheeda is a beautiful girl's name of Arabic origin, meaning 'the guided one' or 'the … |
| Rachel | f | English | The first name Rachel is a variant of Rahel and derives from the ancient Hebrew term rā… |
| Rachel-Samara | f | Hebrew | Rachel-Samara is a double name combining Rachel ("the mother sheep") and Samara ("the e… |
| Rachele | f | Rachele is an Italian form of the name Rachel, which derives as a variant from the bibl… | |
| Rachelle | f | American | The name Rachelle is an Italian and American variant of the Hebrew name Rachel, which t… |
| Rachelle-Marie | f | French | Rachelle-Marie is a double name combining Rachelle ("the mother sheep") and Marie ("the… |
| Rachida | f | Arabic | Rachida, as the feminine variant of the Arabic Rashid, originates from the Arabic langu… |
| Rachil | f | The female form Rachil is derived from Rachel, which in turn goes back to the biblical … | |
| Racine | f | Latin | The name Racine is an English girl's name with French roots and literally means "the ro… |
| Rada | f | Slavic | The name Rada is a short form of Slavic first names that begin with 'Rad-', including R… |
| Radegonde | f | The name Radegonde has its roots in Old High German and is made up of the elements 'rat… | |
| Radegund | f | The name Radegund has its roots in Old High German and is composed of the elements 'rat… | |
| Radegunde | f | Radegunde is a variant of Radegund, a two-part Germanic name composed of the Old High G… | |
| Radegundis | f | Latin | The name Radegundis is the Latinized version of the ancient Germanic name Radegund |
| Radena | f | Radena is a female first name with Bosnian and Serbian roots | |
| Radenka | f | The name Radenka has its roots in the Old Slavic language and is composed of terms wher… | |
| Radha | f | Sanskrit | Radha is a female first name of Indian origin, derived from Sanskrit |
| Radhia | f | Arabic | Radhia is an Arabic female name associated with the meanings 'the content one' and 'the… |
| Radhika | f | Indian | Radhika is a traditional Indian girl's name, the exact components of which have not yet… |
| Radia | f | Arabic | The name Radia has its roots in Old Slavic and is derived from Rada |
| Radiance | f | radiance | |
| Radife | f | Turkish | neighbor star, neighbor planet |
| Radisava | f | Slavic | Radisava, also pronounced as Radischava, has its origins in Slavic and means 'Joyful', … |
| Radka | f | The first name Radka (Радка) has its roots in the Old Slavic term rad (рад), which mean… | |
| Radmilla | f | English | Radmilla is a rare girl's name that is considered an anglicized variant of the Slavic R… |
| Radojka | f | Slavic | Radojka is a girl's name that serves as a Serbo-Croatian diminutive of names with the i… |
| Radomila | f | Radomila is a female first name that has its origins in Old Slavic | |
| Radost | f | The female first name Radost originates from the Old Slavic word radost, which means "j… | |
| Raduga | f | Russian | Raduga is a feminine first name that means 'the rainbow' |
| Rae | f | Rae is an English short form of Rachel, which is derived from the Hebrew name Rahel | |
| Raea | f | Hebrew | No information is currently available regarding the meaning |
| Raee | f | "Raee" is a variant of the name "Rae." | |
| Raeesah | f | Arabic | The name has its roots in Arabic |
| Rael | f | The name Rael (Raël) is derived from Rachel, which in turn goes back to the biblical fi… | |
| Raela | f | American | The first name Raela represents a modern, Anglo-American, and Brazilian abbreviation of… |
| Raele | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Raelene | f | English | Raelene is a variant of Rael ("the mother sheep") |
| Raesha | f | African | The name has African roots |
| Raewyn | f | Raewyn is a New Zealand girl's name made up of the elements Rae and Wyn | |
| Rafaela | f | Rafaela is the feminine counterpart of Rafael and is frequently used in Spanish and Por… | |
| Rafaella | f | Portuguese | Rafaella is a Spanish and Portuguese variant of Raphaela, the feminine form of the Hebr… |
| Rafah | f | Arabic | Rafah is an Arabic form of Raphaela, a female derivative of the biblical name Rafael, w… |
| Rafailia | f | Greek | Rafailia represents the female variant of Rafail and is thus the Greek counterpart to R… |
| Rafete | f | Arabic | The name Rafete has Arabic roots and is composed of various Arabic terms, although thei… |
| Raffaela | f | The name Raffaela is a German and Italian variant of Raphaela, the feminine form of the… | |
| Raffaella | f | Raffaella is the Italian form of Raphaela, the female form of the biblical and Hebrew n… | |
| Ragathi | f | Indian | The meaning of rugati is 'required' (Romanian), with the Hindi spelling being रगति |
| Raged | f | Arabic | Raged is a girl's name of oriental origin with a probable Arabic root |
| Ragen | f | American | The name Ragen is used as both a girl's and a boy's name and is considered a modern Ame… |
| Ragila | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Raginhilt | f | Raginhilt is a variant of Reinhild and means "counsel and battle" or alternatively "the… | |
| Ragna | f | Danish | Ragna is a short form of Nordic names that start with 'Ragn-', such as Ragnhild |
| Ragnara | f | Swedish | strong army |
| Ragne | f | Ragne is considered a Norwegian and Estonian variant of Ragna and serves as a short for… | |
| Ragnheidur | f | Norse | Ragnheidur, or Ragnheiður, is interpreted as 'the clear advisor' and is composed of the… |
| Ragnhild | f | Ragnhild means "counsel and battle" or "the one who fights with divine counsel." The na… | |
| Rahab | f | Arabic | The name Rahab (רהב) has biblical roots, and its origin is not clearly defined |
| Rahaf | f | Arabic | The name Rahaf has its roots in Arabic and is translated into English as 'the delicate'… |
| Rahee | f | Indian | Special queen of the earth |
| Rahel | f | Hebrew | The name Rahel has its roots in Hebrew and literally means 'the mother sheep.' This non… |
| Rahel-Irina | f | Hebrew | Rahel means 'mother sheep' and Irina stands for 'peace' |
| Rahel-Joana | f | Hebrew | Rahel-Joana is a double name combining Rahel ("the mother sheep") and Joana ("YHWH is g… |
| Rahel-Rebecca | f | Currently, no information is available regarding the meaning | |
| Rahela | f | The girl's name Rahela is a Romanian, Serbo-Croatian, and Slovenian variant of the bibl… | |
| Rahila | f | Arabic | The name Rahila represents the feminine form of the Arabic name Rahil |
| Rahild | f | As a rare form of the Nordic name Ragnhild, Rahild stands for "counsel and battle" or, … | |
| Rahima | f | Arabic | The name Rahima is the feminine form of the Arabic and Muslim name Rahim and carries th… |
| Rahime | f | Arabic | Rahime is the Turkish variant of the name Rahima, which represents the feminine form of… |
| Rahja | f | Arabic | Rahja, a girl's name, is a modified form of the name Raja |
| Rahlee | f | American | rah li means "I had it" (Arabic), Arabic spelling: راح لي |
| Rahma | f | Arabic | Rahma (رحمة) is an Arabic first name considered the feminine form of Rahman |
| Rahmina | f | Arabic | also derives from the Arabic term 'rahmanirrahim' |
| Rahmouna | f | Arabic | The name originates from Rahmane and stands for mercy |
| Rahna | f | English | The name Rahna is a rare spelling of the English Rhona |
| Rahsan | f | Turkish | Rahsan (Rahşan) is a female name form that traces back to the name Roshan in both Azerb… |
| Raia | f | Latin | Raia is a rare Bulgarian variant of the name Raya and is often regarded as a diminutive… |
| Raica | f | Raica is a Brazilian variant of the name Raissa, which originates from Herais (Ἡραΐς) | |
| Raida | f | Spanish | The name Raida for girls represents a Spanish variant of Hera, derived from the word Hero |
| Raifa | f | Arabic | Raifa is the feminine variant of the name Raif (رَائِف) and means "the compassionate" o… |
| Raihana | f | Arabic | Raihana is a variant form of the name Rayhana |
| Raija | f | Finnish | The name Raija, a Finnish form of Raisa, carries the meanings 'the Light', 'the Carefre… |
| Raika | f | Raika is considered a variant and Bulgarian diminutive of Rajka, the feminine form of t… | |
| Raila | f | Finnish | Raila, as the Estonian and Finnish form of Raili, originates from Rachel, which in turn… |
| Raili | f | Estonian | The name Raili is regarded as an Estonian and Finnish variant of Raakel, which is a Fin… |