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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf-Peter | m | Rolf-Peter is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Peter ("the rock") | |
| Rolf-Rainer | m | Rolf-Rainer is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Rainer ("the advi… | |
| Rolf-Reiner | m | Rolf-Reiner is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Reiner ("the army… | |
| Rolf-Reinhard | m | Rolf-Reinhard is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Reinhard ("the … | |
| Rolf-Roland | m | Rolf-Roland is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Roland ("the glor… | |
| Rolf-Stephan | m | Rolf-Stephan is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Stephan ("the cr… | |
| Rolf-Udo | m | Rolf-Udo is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Udo ("the rich one") | |
| Rolf-Walter | m | Rolf-Walter is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Walter ("the rule… | |
| Rolf-Werner | m | Rolf-Werner is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Werner ("the one … | |
| Rolf-Wilhelm | m | Rolf-Wilhelm is a double name combining Rolf ("the glorious wolf") and Wilhelm ("the st… | |
| Rolff | m | Danish | The first name Rolff has its roots in Old High German and is a Danish variant of Rudolf… |
| Rolff-Jürgen | m | Rolff-Jürgen is a double name combining Rolff ("fame and wolf") and Jürgen ("the farmer") | |
| Rolland | m | Rolland is a variant of the traditional German first name Roland, both in English and F… | |
| Rollie | m | American | The name has its roots in American |
| Rollo | m | English | The name Rollo is a Latinized form of the English Roul, which represents an Old French … |
| Rolph | m | The first name Rolph is a masculine name that originates from Old High German | |
| Romain | m | Latin | The name Romain is a boy's name that traces back to Latin |
| Romain-Claude | m | Romain-Claude is a double name combining Romain ("the Roman") and Claude ("the one from… | |
| Romal | m | Indian | Romal is a boy's name that comes from Indian and Persian |
| Roman | m | Latin | The masculine first name Roman translates to 'the one who lives in Rome', 'the citizen … |
| Roman-Alexander | m | Roman-Alexander is a double name combining Roman ("the one living in Rome") and Alexand… | |
| Roman-Christian | m | Roman-Christian is a double name combining Roman ("the one living in Rome") and Christi… | |
| Roman-Günter | m | Roman-Günter is a double name combining Roman ("the one living in Rome") and Günter ("t… | |
| Roman-Jakob | m | Roman-Jakob is a double name combining Roman ("the one living in Rome") and Jakob ("God… | |
| Roman-Kasimir | m | Roman-Kasimir is a double name combining Roman ("the one living in Rome") and Kasimir (… | |
| Romano | m | Italian | Romano is a male first name and the Italian form of Roman |
| Romano-Pascal | m | Latin | Currently, no information on the meaning is available |
| Romanus | m | Latin | Romanus, a masculine first name, means in translation 'the citizen of Rome', 'the one l… |
| Romao | m | Latin | The name Romao, or Romão, is the Portuguese variant of Roman and literally means 'the c… |
| Romarico | m | The first name Romarico means 'the glorious one.' It comes from the Middle Ages and is … | |
| Romario | m | The name Romario (Romário) is a masculine first name of Brazilian origin, likely derive… | |
| Romed | m | Latin | The name Romed is an Austrian spelling of Romedius, which is a Latinized form of the na… |
| Romedius | m | Latin | Romedius is a Latinized form of the name Remedius, which in turn is derived from Remigius |
| Romegius | m | Latin | Romegius, a masculine first name, is considered the German form of Romedius, a Latinize… |
| Romeh | m | A variant of the name Romed | |
| Romej | m | Latin | The name Romej has its roots in a Latin word combination and means 'Rome pilgrim' |
| Romek | m | Polish | Romek, a male first name, is the Polish diminutive of Roman |
| Romel | m | Romel is a short form of Romolo and has its origin in the name Romulus | |
| Romello | m | Romello is a masculine first name that carries the meanings 'the man from Rome', 'the o… | |
| Romelo | m | Greek | Romelo is a masculine first name that encompasses the meanings 'the one from Rome', 'th… |
| Romeo | m | Latin | The name Romeo is of masculine origin and comes from Latin, where it originally had the… |
| Romeo-Fernando | m | Romeo-Fernando is a double name combining Romeo ("the citizen of Rome") and Fernando ("… | |
| Romeo-Jamal | m | Arabic | Romeo-Jamal is a double name combining Romeo ("the citizen of Rome") and Jamal ("the be… |
| Romeo-Marcel | m | Romeo-Marcel is a double name combining Romeo ("the citizen of Rome") and Marcel ("the … | |
| Romero | m | Romero is a boy's name that is derived from the Spanish surname | |
| Romica | m | Latin | Romica is a gender-neutral diminutive of the name Romanus, found in Croatian and Romanian |
| Romio | m | Latin | The name Romio is a masculine form of Romeo and means in a figurative sense 'the citize… |
| Romiran | m | The name Romiran has Kurdish roots and is composed of the terms 'Ro', which means sun, … | |
| Romolo | m | Greek | The name Romolo is a boy's name that originates from the Etruscan language |
| Romuald | m | French | The name Romuald for boys may originate from the Old High German language and likely ca… |
| Romualdas | m | The name Romualdas, a Lithuanian form of Romuald, carries the meanings "the honorably r… | |
| Romualdo | m | Italian | Romualdo is a male first name that means "the glorious ruler," "the honorable sovereign… |
| Romulo | m | Latin | The name Romulo (Rómulo) is a Spanish and Portuguese variant of the name Romulus |
| Romulus | m | Romulus is a masculine first name that likely has Etruscan origins and can be translate… | |
| Ron | m | American | Ron is a diminutive of Ronald, which is considered a Scottish form of the Old Norse Rag… |
| Ron-Alexander | m | Ron-Alexander is a double name combining Ron ("the one ruling with divine counsel") and… | |
| Ron-Christian | m | Currently, there is no information available about the meaning | |
| Ron-Dennis | m | Ron-Dennis is a double name combining Ron ("the one ruling with divine counsel") and De… | |
| Ron-Hardy | m | Ron-Hardy is a double name combining Ron ("the one ruling with divine counsel") and Har… | |
| Ron-Henrik | m | Ron-Henrik is a double name combining Ron ("the one ruling with divine counsel") and He… | |
| Ronak | m | Indian | Ronak is a unisex first name that carries the meaning 'the Bright' or 'the Shining' |
| Ronald | m | American | Ronald means "the one who rules with divine counsel" |
| Ronald-Bernd | m | Arabic | Ronald-Bernd is a double name combining Ronald ("the ruler with divine counsel") and Be… |
| Ronald-Michael | m | Ronald-Michael is a double name combining Ronald ("the ruler with divine counsel") and … | |
| Ronald-Ray | m | Ronald-Ray is a double name combining Ronald ("the ruler with divine counsel") and Ray … | |
| Ronaldo | m | The name Ronaldo carries meanings such as "the sovereign advisor", "the decision maker"… | |
| Ronan | m | Rónán is an old Irish name, and in its anglicized form Ronan, it is also used in Breton… | |
| Ronas | m | Ronas is a masculine first name of Kurdish origin, whose meaning can be freely translat… | |
| Ronav | m | Hebrew | Ronav could represent a derivation of the name Ron |
| Roneet | m | Roneet is an Indian boy's name that means 'the Radiant', 'the Bright', and 'the Strong' | |
| Ronel | m | Hebrew | The Hebrew name Ronel (רוֹנְאֵל) is composed of the Hebrew terms ron (רוֹן), which mean… |
| Ronen | m | Ronen (רוֹנֶן) is a masculine first name that originates from Hebrew | |
| Roneth | m | Roneth is a variant of Ronald ("the ruler with divine counsel") | |
| Rong | m | Chinese | The first name Rong has its roots in Chinese and can be translated as 'the glorious' (d… |
| Ronhard | m | The name Ronhard is composed of the elements from Ronald and Reinhard | |
| Ronik | m | Indian | Ronik is considered a gender-neutral first name of Indian origin, the exact origin of w… |
| Ronit | m | Irish | The name Ronit is predominantly regarded as a female name, but it is also used for boys |
| Ronkayi | m | Ronkayi is a boy's name that consists of Kurdish terms | |
| Ronn | m | American | Ronn is a variation of Ron and serves as a short form of Ronald, the Scottish variant o… |
| Ronnald | m | English | Ronnald is a rare English form of the name Ronald, whose origin traces back to the old … |
| Ronni | m | Danish | Ronni is predominantly regarded as a masculine first name, while the feminine form repr… |
| Ronnie | m | English | Ronnie is predominantly used as a masculine first name and is an independent, English d… |
| Ronno | m | Danish | The name has its origins in a small village in Somork |
| Ronny | m | English | Ronny is predominantly used as a masculine first name and is an independent pet form of… |
| Ronon | m | The name Ronon is derived from Ronan and means "little seal" or "little sea lion." This… | |
| Rony | m | English | Rony, as a boy's name, is a modified form of the Hebrew Roni and means 'my joy' |
| Roope | m | Roope is a diminutive of Rooperti, the Finnish equivalent of Robert | |
| Roosevelt | m | The name Roosevelt comes from a traditional Dutch surname and means 'the rose field' | |
| Roozbeh | m | Persian | The name Roozbeh originates from Iranian and is a boy's name that goes back to Rouzbeh … |
| Roque | m | French | Roque is a variant of the name Rochus and has its roots in the Old High German language… |
| Rörd | m | The name Rörd has its roots in Old High German and is a shortened form of Ratward | |
| Rorik | m | The name Rorik means "the glorious ruler" and "the renowned." It is an old Frisian vari… | |
| Roscha | m | Indian | The first name Roscha is intended for boys and originally comes from Indian |
| Roscius | m | Origin unknown | |
| Roscoe | m | American | The name Roscoe, originally of Nordic origin, is interpreted as 'the forest for red deer' |
| Roshan | m | Indian | Roshan is a gender-neutral first name of Persian origin, which translates in German to … |
| Roslani | m | Hawaiian | Heavenly Rose |
| Ross | m | Celtic | Ross is an English boy's name that is also known as a Scottish surname |
| Rossano | m | Rossano, an Italian boy's name, represents the masculine form of Rossana, which is a de… | |
| Rossini | m | Latin | The first name Rossini is derived from Old Italian and Latin and means "the Red" or "th… |