Baby girl names beginning with R – with origins and meanings
Are you searching for baby name ideas for a girl that start with the 18th letter of the alphabet? We’ve got some recommendable suggestions, along with their origin and meaning
Have you got to R on your baby name shortlist? Read our list of girls names beginning with R with their origins and meanings to see if your daughter could be a Rabiah, Renee or Rylee
1. Rabia
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: fragrant breeze
2. Rabiah
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: garden
3. Rachel
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: ewe
- Also: Rachie, Rae, Ray, Rachelle, Rochell, Raelynn, Raquel (Spanish form), Rahil (Arabic form)
4. Radha
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: fulfillment
- Also: Radhika
5. Raelynn
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: fulfillment
- Also: Rachel
6. Raisa
- Origin: Yiddish
- Meaning: rose
7. Rahil
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: path guider
- Also: Rachel
8. Rahima
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: full of mercy
- Also: Raheema
9. Rajani
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: the dark one
10. Rajni
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: the queen
11. Ramona
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: strong protection; the Spanish feminine form of Raymond.
12. Raven
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: a dark-haired person
13. Ray
- Origin: Norman
- Meaning: king
- Also: Rachel
14. Rayne
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: helpful friend
- Also: Raine
15. Razina
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: fulfilled
16. Reagan
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: the King’s child
17. Rebecca
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: heiffer; snare
- Also: Becky, Rebekah
18. Regina
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Queen
- Also: Reine (French form)
19. Rene
- Origin: French
- Meaning: reborn
- Also: Irene, Reine, Renie
21. Renée
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: reborn
- Also: Renata
22. Reese
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: ardour
23. Reshma
- Origin: Hindi
- Meaning: made of silk
24. Rhea
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: flowing; in Greek mythology, Rhea was the mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, and Demeter, in Roman mythology, the mother of Remus and Romulus
25. Rhiain
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: a girl
26. Rhiannon
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: great queen
- Also: Riannon, Rhianna
27. Rhoda
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: a rose
28. Rhona
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: fair, slender
- Also: Rowena
29. Rita
- Origin: Spanish
- Meaning: pearl
- Also: Margarita
30. Roberta
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: bright, fame; the feminine form of Robert
- Also: Bobbie
31. Robina
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: bright, fame; the feminine form of Robin
- Also: Robyn
32. Rochelle
- Origin: French
- Meaning: little rock
33. Roderica
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: famous rule; the feminine form of Roderick
34. Rohanna
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: healing; the feminine form of Rohan
35. Roma
- Origin: Italian
- Meaning: the name of the Italian capital city
36. Romy
- Origin: German
- Meaning: dew of the ocean
- Also: Rosemary
37. Rona
- Origin: Old Norse
- Meaning: rough island; a Scottish island used as a first name
- Also: Rhona
38. Ronalda
- Origin: Old Norse
- Meaning: composed of the words regin, meaning advice and valdr meaning ruler; the feminine form of Ronald
- Also Ronnell (African American form)
39. Rosabel
- Origin: Italian
- Meaning: beautiful rose; a combination of Rosa and Belle
- Also: Rosabelle and Rosabella
40. Rosalie
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: the annual Roman ceremony of hanging garlands of roses on tombs
41. Rosalind
- Origin: Spanish
- Meaning: pretty rose
- Also: Rosaline, Rosalin, Rosalinda, Roslyn, Rosaleen
42. Rosamund
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: clean rose
- Also: Rosamond, Roz
43. Rose
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: flower
- Also: Rosetta, Rosabella, Rosa, Rosina and Rosita, Rosie; Roisin (Irish form)
44. Roseanne
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: a combination of Rose and Anne
- Also: Roseanna, Rosanna and Rosanne
45. Rosemary
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: the name of a fragrant herb, which in folklore is the emblem of remembrance
- Also: Rosemarie, Romy, Rose, Rosie
46. Rosie
- Origin: English
- Meaning: the flower
- Also: Rosemary, Rose
47. Rowan
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: red-haired
- Also: Rowanne
48. Rowena
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: famous friend
- Also: Rowina, Rhona (Welsh form)
49. Roxane
- Origin: Persian
- Meaning: dawn
- Also: Roxana
50. Ruby
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: A deep red precious stone
51. Rupli
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: lovely
- Also: Rupashi, Rupashri
52. Ruth
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: companionship, friendship or beautiful dream
53. Rylee
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: courageous, valiant
- Also: Ryleigh
About our author Catherine Ball
Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.
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