Richard
From Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, Ricohardus, from Frankish *Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Ricki
From Richard. As a female name also from Erica.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends I
Risteard
Borrowed from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Frankish *Rīcohard (literally “powerful leader”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkô (“ruler, chief, leader”) +…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Robert
From Anglo-Norman Robert, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German Hrodperht (normalised form: Ruodberht), from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiberht, from Proto-Germanic…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Roberta
By surface analysis, Robert + -a.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Robin
* (masculine given name): From Middle English Robin, from Old French, diminutive of Robert. * (feminine given name): From the bird, robin, or from Germanic. From English Robin.
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Robyn
A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Robin.
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Roderick
Medieval English name from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks, revived after Walter Scott used it in a poem in 1811, where it is a translation of its Spanish cognate Rodrigo. Roderick…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends K
Rodger
A male given name from the Germanic languages; a spelling variant of Roger reinforced by the surname.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Rodolfo
From Latin Rudolphus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz (literally “glorious wolf”). a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Rudolph…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Roger
From Old French Rogier, from the Frankish equivalent of Old English Hrōþgār (see Hroðgar), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz (“fame-spear”). Compare also Rutger.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Rogério
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Rogerius, from Old French Rogier, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Roland
From Old French, from Frankish *Hrōþiland (literally “fame-land”). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance. Doublet of Orlando. Borrowed from French…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Rolanda
Roland with feminine suffix?
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Rolando
From Old French Roland, from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiland. Doublet of Orlando. Borrowed from Spanish Rolando.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Rolf
From Old Norse Hrólfr, and from its Old French equivalent, cognates of Rudolph. Brought to England by the Normans, survived in surnames and was revived in the 19th century,…
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Rollo
Latinization of the Old French equivalent of the English Rolf.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends O
Romualdas
Learned borrowing from Latin Romualdus, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōmwaldaz. Compare English Romold /Romuald and Italian Romaldo.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends S
Ronald
Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Raghnall, itself derived from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (“advice”) + valdr (“power”), later partly merged with the Continental Germanic…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Ronaldas
Learned borrowing from Latin Ronaldus, from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz. Compare English Ronald, Faroese Røgnvaldur, and Latvian Ronalds. Doublet of…
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends S
Rosalind
From Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”) and *linþaz (“soft; weak, tender”), associated by medieval folk etymology with Spanish rosa linda "lovely rose".
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends D
Rosamond
A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Rosamund.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends D
Rosamund
Of Germanic origin (probably Frankish via French Rosemonde or Lombardic via Italian Rosmunda), from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”) and *mundō (“protection”). By medieval folk…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends D
Rosemond
A variant of Rosamund.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Rowena
From the name of the daughter of Hengist and wife of Vortigern in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 12th century pseudohistorical Latin work Historia regum Britanniae. There have been…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Rowland
A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Roland.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Rudolph
Borrowed from German Rudolph, Rudolf (compare Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Rupert
A German name, brought to England by Prince Rupert of the Rhine in the seventeenth century. Doublet of Robert. The geometry sense is also a reference to Prince Rupert, who…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends T
Sharlene
A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Charlene.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Sigismundas
Learned borrowing from Latin Sigismundus, from Burgundian *Sigismund, from Proto-Germanic *Sigimunduz. Compare German Sigismund and Latvian Sigismunds.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
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- ends S
Terry
A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Theobald
From Old French Theobald, Tibaut; both ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *Þeudubalþ. Common in the Middle Ages under various spellings in the archaic pronunciation.…
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends D
Thor
Representing Old Norse Þórr. Cognate with Old English Þunor, Swedish Tor. From Old Norse Þórr
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends R
Tilda
A female given name from the Germanic languages, short form of Matilda.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Ulric
From Old High German uodil (“heritage, homestead”) + rihhi (“ruler”); compare German Ulrich. English sources also suggest Old English wulf (“wolf”) + ric (“ruler”).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends C
Ulrica
A feminine form of the male given name Ulric (modern German Ulrich), Germanic for "ruler of all" or "wolf[like] ruler".
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Vermudo
a male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Bermudo
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Waldemar
Borrowed from German Waldemar in the 19th century. Compare Vladimir, from Slavic, and the Scandinavian name Valdemar.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends R
Walter
A Germanic name, from Middle English Walter, from Old Northern French Waltier, from Frankish *Waltheri (compare Old High German Waltheri, which see for more details), from…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Warren
From the Anglo-Norman surname (de) Warenne, a reference to a place called Varenne, a hamlet near Arques-la-Bataille, along the river Varenne in Normandy, from Medieval Latin…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Wendell
Short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the tribal name Wendel-, "a Wend".
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Wilkie
From a Scottish diminutive of Wilk, a back-formation from Wilkin.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Willa
Derived from Wilhelmina and recoined in the 19th century in America based on the male given names Will and William.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
William
From Middle English William, from Anglo-Norman Willame, from Old High German Willahelm, from Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz (> Latin Gulielmus), from Proto-Germanic *wiljô…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends M
Wyatt
Ultimately from the Old English personal name Wigheard, from wīg (“war”) + heard (“hard, brave”), later also used as a Middle English diminutive of the names Guy and William.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends T
Zelda
Shortened from Griselda.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
ʔalīs
a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Alice
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends S