Meanings of the Given Names (R)

Roosevelt = Rose Field

People often ask me about - what does my name mean. Sometimes, I also ask other peoples if his or her name means something. These are not important but it is good to know about each other in our cultures of mankind. For my friends who want to know, the meanings of (Western) given names:

Men’s Names (R)

Radford: (Old English) Red ford
Ralph: (Germanic) Counsel, wolf
Ramsey: (Old English) Ram’s isle
Randal, Randolph: (Germanic) shield, wolf
Raphael: (Hebrew) Healed by God
Raymond: (Germanic) Counsel, protection
Reginald: (Germanic) Might, power
Reuben: (Hebrew) Behold a son; substitute
Rex: (Latin) King
Richard: (Germanic) Rule, hard
Robert, Robin: (Germanic) Fame, bright
Roderick: (Germanic) Rule, rule
Rodney: (Old English) Road, servant
Roger: (Germanic) Fame, wolf
Roland: (Germanic – Scottish) Might, power
Roosevelt: (Dutch) Rose field
Roscoe: (Old English) Rose, wood
Ross: (Germanic) Horse; promontory
Roy: (Celtic-Old French) Red; king
Rudolph: (Germanic) Fame, wolf
Rufus: (Latin) Red-haired
Russell: (Old French) Little red; red head

Women’s Names (R)

Rachel: (Hebrew) Ewe
Rebecca: (Hebrew) Cow; snare
Regina: (Latin) Queen
Rhea: (Greek) From Rhea, the goddess of fertility
Rhoda: (Greek) Rose
Rita, Reta: (Greek) Pearl
Roberta: (Germanic) Fame, bright
Rosa, Rose, Rosalie: (Latin) A rose
Rosamond: (Germanic) Horse, protection
Rosemary: (Latin) From the shrub rosemary; dew of the sea
Ruby: (Latin) From the gem ruby; red
Ruth: (Hebrew-Germanic) Friend, beauty; fame

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Source: Smith, Elsdon C. “Vocabulary of Given Names.” The World Book Dictionary. 1968.