Boy Names starting with “R”
Boy names with character – from timelessly classic to modern and rare.
A boy's name stays with your son for life – it should sound good, suit the family and carry a meaning you stand behind. At Nameberry you'll find strong classics like Paul, Leon or Emil as well as international, short or unusual first names. Browse by origin, meaning and popularity, discover the current favourites in our top lists and get inspired by rare names. Whether Nordic, biblical or Mediterranean: there's the right name for every little boy.
Popular first names starting with “R”
- 1Rabastan
- 2Rachebald
- 3Radko
- 4Radoje
- 5Radu-Valentin
- 6Raginmund
- 7Ragnarosen
- 8Raibert
- 9Raidho
- 10Raimond-Carsten
- 11Rainer-Andre
- 12Rainer-Andreas
- 13Rainer-Daniel
- 14Rainer-Detlev
- 15Rainer-Eberhard
- 16Rainer-Friedemann
- 17Rainer-Hartmut
- 18Rainer-Marcus
- 19Rainer-Martin
- 20Rainer-Matthias
- 21Rainer-Oliver
- 22Rainer-Ralph
- 23Rainer-Roger
- 24Rainer-Udo
Boy Names starting with “R”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roddie | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Rodebert | m | Rodebert is a male first name of Old High German origin | |
| Rodel | m | Spanish | Rodel is a boy's name whose Filipino-Spanish origin is not clearly defined |
| Rodelio | m | Spanish | Rodelio is a variant of Rodolfo ("the famous wolf") |
| Roderic | m | The name Roderic comes from the French and Catalan languages and is a variant of Roderich | |
| Roderich | m | The masculine first name Roderich translates to 'the famous ruler', 'the glorious ruler… | |
| Roderick | m | Roderick is a male first name that carries the meanings 'the glorious ruler', 'the famo… | |
| Roderik | m | The first name Roderik comes from Old High German and means "the famous ruler" or "the … | |
| Roderyck | m | The name Roderyck, a rare variant of Roderich, means 'the glorious ruler' or 'the renow… | |
| Rodewald | m | The first name Rodewald stands for 'the glorious ruler' or 'the famous ruler' | |
| Rodger | m | English | Rodger is regarded as a boy's name and is a Low German form of Rüdiger |
| Rodi | m | English | The name Rodi is common in Finland and is derived from Herodes |
| Rodila | m | Rodila is a boy's name of Kurdish origin, made up of the elements 'Ro' for sun and 'Dil… | |
| Rodin | m | Scandinavian | The name Rodin translates to 'the honorable' |
| Rodion | m | Russian | Rodion (Родион) is a Russian variant of the Greek name Herodion (Ἡρῳδίων) |
| Rodja | m | Russian | The first name Rodja comes from Russian and is directly translated as 'the Happy One' |
| Rodmar | m | Rodmar is a boy's name that consists of two Old High German elements: 'hruod', which me… | |
| Rodney | m | English | Rodney is a boy's name of English origin that can be traced back to a surname and was o… |
| Rodolfo | m | The name Rodolfo, a boy's name of Old High German origin, means "the famous wolf" or "t… | |
| Rodolo | m | The name Rodolo comes from the Kurdish language and is formed from the words 'Ro', mean… | |
| Rodolphe | m | The masculine name Rodolphe means 'the glorious wolf', 'the honorable wolf', and 'the f… | |
| Rodolphus | m | The male first name Rodolphus is derived from the Latinized form Rudolf, which translat… | |
| Rodrigo | m | Rodrigo is a boy's name that translates to 'the glorious ruler' and 'the renowned one' | |
| Rodrigue | m | French | The name Rodrigue, which originates from Old High German, is the French form of Roderich |
| Roel | m | Roel is a Dutch male first name that traces back to Old High German origins | |
| Roelef | m | The name Roelef has its origins in Old High German and is considered a Frisian form of … | |
| Roelf | m | Roelf is a masculine first name from Old High German, meaning "the glorious wolf" or "t… | |
| Roelof | m | Roelof is a boy's name that traces back to Old High German roots | |
| Rogelio | m | Latin | Rogelio is a boy's name whose origin can be found in the Spanish form of the Low German… |
| Rogelius | m | Latin | The name Rogelius has its roots in Latin, derived from 'rogatus', which means 'the requ… |
| Roger | m | The male first name Roger is originally a Low German variant of Rüdiger | |
| Roger-Lothar | m | Roger-Lothar is a double name combining Roger ("the glorious spear thrower") and Lothar… | |
| Roger-Pino | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Rogerio | m | Rogerio (Rogério) is a male name that is understood as the Portuguese form of Rüdiger | |
| Rogesh | m | The name Rogesh has Kurdish roots and is composed of the terms 'Roz' or 'Roj', meaning … | |
| Roggy | m | American | The terms hroth and hruod mean "glory" and have their roots in Germanic and Old High Ge… |
| Rogier | m | Dutch | Rogier (Rogiër) is a masculine name that is considered the Dutch form of the traditiona… |
| Rögnvaldr | m | Rögnvaldr is a masculine first name from Old Norse, meaning "the ruler of divine wisdom… | |
| Rohan | m | Celtic | Rohan is the masculine variant of the name Rohana in the Indian context |
| Rohat | m | Rohat is a variant of the Kurdish first name Rojhat, which means 'the day has come' or … | |
| Rohit | m | Indian | Rohit is a masculine first name that has its roots in Sanskrit and means 'the Red' |
| Roho | m | The name Roho has its roots in Old High German and means something like 'the roaring on… | |
| Rohullah | m | Arabic | Rohullah represents a form of the Arabic name Ruhullah (روح الله), meaning 'the spirit… |
| Roi | m | Hebrew | Roi is a male first name with various origins |
| Roj | m | The name Roj is both a male name and a rare female name of Kurdish origin | |
| Rojan | m | Rojan is a unisex name with Kurdish origins | |
| Rojko | m | Slavic | The name Rojko, considered a rare boy's name, comes from the Slovak language and can be… |
| Rokas | m | As a masculine first name, Rokas is a Lithuanian form of Rochus, which traces back to t… | |
| Roken | m | The name Roken has its roots in the Kurdish language and is made up of the terms 'RO' o… | |
| Roko | m | The boy's name Roko is considered the Croatian, Serbo-Croatian, and Slovenian spelling … | |
| Roland | m | The masculine first name Roland was originally an Old French form that goes back to the… | |
| Roland-Friedrich | m | Roland-Friedrich is a double name combining Roland ("the glorious one") and Friedrich (… | |
| Roland-Maria | m | Roland-Maria is a double name combining Roland ("the glorious one") and Maria ("the bel… | |
| Roland-Michael | m | Roland-Michael is a double name combining Roland ("the glorious one") and Michael ("Who… | |
| Roland-Theodor | m | Roland-Theodor is a double name combining Roland ("the glorious one") and Theodor ("gif… | |
| Rolando | m | The name Rolando derives from Roland and has a literal meaning that can be translated a… | |
| Roldan | m | Roldan is a masculine first name that has established itself as the Spanish spelling of… | |
| Rolf | m | Rolf is a boy's first name that originally comes from the Old High German language | |
| Rolf-Albert | m | Rolf-Albert is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Albert ("the nobl… | |
| Rolf-Alexander | m | Rolf-Alexander is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Alexander ("th… | |
| Rolf-Alwin | m | Rolf-Alwin is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Alwin ("noble frie… | |
| Rolf-Andreas | m | Rolf-Andreas is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Andreas ("the br… | |
| Rolf-Arend | m | Rolf-Arend is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Arend ("the ruling… | |
| Rolf-Arne | m | Rolf-Arne is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Arne ("the ruling e… | |
| Rolf-Arno | m | Rolf-Arno is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Arno ("the ruling e… | |
| Rolf-Artur | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Rolf-Axel | m | Rolf-Axel is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Axel ("the father i… | |
| Rolf-Baldur | m | Rolf-Baldur is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Baldur ("the stro… | |
| Rolf-Bernd | m | Rolf-Bernd is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Bernd ("the bear s… | |
| Rolf-Birger | m | Rolf-Birger is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Birger ("the help… | |
| Rolf-Bodo | m | Rolf-Bodo is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Bodo ("the lord") | |
| Rolf-Bruno | m | Rolf-Bruno is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Bruno ("the bear") | |
| Rolf-Christian | m | Rolf-Christian is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Christian ("fo… | |
| Rolf-Detlev | m | Rolf-Detlev is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Detlev ("son of t… | |
| Rolf-Dietrich | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Rolf-Eckart | m | Rolf-Eckart is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Eckart ("the swor… | |
| Rolf-Eckhard | m | Rolf-Eckhard is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Eckhard ("the sw… | |
| Rolf-Ekkehardt | m | Rolf-Ekkehardt is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Ekkehardt ("th… | |
| Rolf-Georg | m | Rolf-Georg is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Georg ("the farmer") | |
| Rolf-Gerhard | m | Rolf-Gerhard is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Gerhard ("the sp… | |
| Rolf-Günther | m | Rolf-Günther is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Günther ("the on… | |
| Rolf-Gustav | m | Rolf-Gustav is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Gustav ("staff of… | |
| Rolf-Hagen | m | Rolf-Hagen is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Hagen ("the protec… | |
| Rolf-Hartmut | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Rolf-Heiko | m | Rolf-Heiko is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Heiko ("the master… | |
| Rolf-Heiner | m | Rolf-Heiner is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Heiner ("the hous… | |
| Rolf-Heinrich | m | Rolf-Heinrich is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Heinrich ("the … | |
| Rolf-Helmut | m | Rolf-Helmut is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Helmut ("the brav… | |
| Rolf-Henner | m | Rolf-Henner is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Henner ("the mast… | |
| Rolf-Henning | m | Rolf-Henning is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Henning ("the ma… | |
| Rolf-Hermann | m | Rolf-Hermann is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Hermann ("the ar… | |
| Rolf-Holger | m | Rolf-Holger is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Holger ("the spea… | |
| Rolf-Hubert | m | Rolf-Hubert is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Hubert ("the one … | |
| Rolf-Josef | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Rolf-Kenneth | m | Rolf-Kenneth is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Kenneth ("the on… | |
| Rolf-Lothar | m | Rolf-Lothar is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Lothar ("the loud… | |
| Rolf-Manfred | m | Rolf-Manfred is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Manfred ("the ma… | |
| Rolf-Marion | m | Rolf-Marion is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Marion ("the belo… | |
| Rolf-Martin | m | Rolf-Martin is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Martin ("dedicate… | |
| Rolf-Oliver | m | Rolf-Oliver is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Oliver ("the oliv… |