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Editors of Consumer Guide
Harder, Kelsey}
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The Ultimate Baby Name Book
Names for Girls: R
Rachel Hebrew "ewe." In the Bible, Rachel was the wife of Jacob
and the mother of many sons, including Joseph. As with
many biblical names that had faded from use, this name was
revived in seventeenth century England by the Puritans.
The name was a favorite of Sir Walter Scott, who used it in
both Waverly and Peveril of the Peak. Actress Joanne
Woodward played a repressed schoolteacher in the movie
Rachel, Rachel. Today, the name is enjoying tremendous
popularity in both England and the United States.
Famous names: Rachel Carson (biologist)
Rachel Field (author)
Rachel Ward (actress)
Nicknames: Rae, Ray, Rachie
Variations: Rachele (Italian), Rachelle (French), Rahel (German),
Raoghnailt (Scottish), Raquel (Spanish), Shelley, Shellie,
Shelly
Rachele, Rachelle (see Rachel)
Rachie (see Rachel)
Rae Variation of Rachel.
Famous name: Rae Dawn Chong (actress)
Rahel (see Rachel)
Raina (see Rani, Regina)
Ramona Feminine form of Raymond, Old German "wise protector."
Ramona is the subject of a popular cowboy love song.
Variations: Ramonda, Ramonde, Ramunda, Romona, Romonda
Ramonda (see Ramona)
Ramonde (see Ramona)
Ramunda (see Ramona)
Rana (see Rani)
Randa (see Miranda)
Randee (see Miranda)
Randi Feminine form of Randolf, Old English "shield-wolf";
also, a form of Miranda.
Other spellings: Randie, Randy
Randie, Randy (see Miranda, Randi)
Rane (see Regina)
Ranee (see Rani)
Rani Hindu "queen."
Variations: Rana, Raina, Ranee, Rania
Rania (see Rani)
Ranna (see Rosanne, Rowena)
Raoghnailt (see Rachel)
Raquel Spanish form of Rachel.
Famous name: Raquel Welch (actress)
Rasheda Swahili "righteous." This name is a popular name with
Black-American parents.
Other spelling: Rashida
Rashida (see Rasheda)
Ray (see Rachel)
Rea (see Rhea)
Reba Variation of Rebecca. Reeba is the mail lady on Pee-wee
Playhouse, a Saturday-morning, live-action TV show for
children.
Famous name: Reba McEntire (singer)
Rebeca, Rebecah (see Rebecca)
Rebecca Hebrew Ribqah, "to bind" or "heifer" or "yoke." In the
Bible Rebecca was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob
and Esau. Like the name Rachel, Rebecca became very
popular among the Puritans. Rebecca is a central character
in Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, Thackeray's Vanity Fair, and
Kate Douglas Wiggin's Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. This
name is extremely popular today, despite its latest
literary appearance in Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, in
which the haunting Rebecca is already dead when the novel
begins.
Famous names: Rebecca DeMornay (actress)
Dame Rebecca West (novelist)
Other spellings: Rebecah, Rebeka, Rebekah
Nicknames: Beckie, Becky
Variations: Becca, Bekki, Reba, Rebeca (Spanish), Rebekka (German),
Rebekke (German), Rebeque, Ree, Reeba, Rheba, Riva, Rivkah
Rebeka, Rebekah, Rebekka (see Rebecca)
Rebekke (see Rebecca)
Rebeque (see Rebecca)
Ree (see Rebecca)
Reeba (see Rebecca)
Reena (see Catherine, Katharine)
Regan (see Regina)
Regina Latin "queen." In the nineteenth century, this name was
synonymous with the queen of England, referred to as
Victoria Regina. More recently, the name is associated
with Regina Giddons, the greedy wife who allows her husband
to die in Lillian Hellman's play The Little Foxes.
Nickname: Gina
Variations: Raina, Rane, Regan, Regine, Reina (Spanish), Reine
(French), Reinette, Reinhild, Rena, Reyna, Rioghach (Irish)
Regine (see Regina)
Reina (see Regina)
Reine (see Regina, Renee)
Reinette (see Regina)
Reinhild (see Regina)
Rena Variation of Irene, Regina, or Rowena; also, Hebrew "song."
Renata Latin "born again."
Famous names: Renata Adler (writer)
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
Nicknames: Rene, Renie, Rennie, Renny
Variations: Renate (German), Renee (French)
Renate (see Renata)
Rene (see Irene, Renee, Renata, Renie)
Renee Variation of Renata. This French variation of Renata is
popular in the United States.
Famous name: Renee Taylor (actress and writer)
Variations: Rene, Reine
Renie Form of Irene or Renata.
Other spelling: Rene (English)
Rennie, Renny (see Irene, Renata)
Resi (see Theresa)
Reyna (see Regina)
Rhea Greek "stream." Rhea was one of the ancient Greek
goddesses and the mother of Zeus. The name is unusual
today.
Other spelling: Rea
Rheba (see Rebecca)
Rho (see Rose)
Rhoda Greek rodon, "rose." In the Bible, there is mention of a
Rhoda helping St. Peter escape from prison, but the
best-known Rhoda today is Rhoda Morgenstern, the character
played by actress Valerie Harper in the popular comedy The
Mary Tyler Moore Show and later on the spin-off series
Rhoda.
Variation: Rose
Rhodia (see Rose)
Rhody (see Rose)
Rhona (see Rona)
Rhonda Celtic and Welsh "strong river."
Famous name: Rhonda Fleming (actress)
Variation: Rona
Rica (see Frederika)
Rickey, Rickie (see Ricky)
Ricki, Rikki (see Erica)
Ricky Form of Frederika or Richard, Old English "strong ruler."
This name can be used for a boy or a girl.
Famous name: Ricky Skaggs (singer)
Other spellings: Rickey, Rickie, Rikki
Rikki (see Ricky)
Rina (see Catherine, Irene, Katharine)
Rioghach (see Regina)
Risa Latin "laughing."
Famous name: Risa Stevens (soprano)
Rita Form of Margaret.
Famous names: Rita Mae Brown (writer)
Rita Hayworth (actress)
Rita Moreno (actress)
Rita Tushingham (actress)
Riva (see Rebecca)
Rivkah (see Rebecca)
Roanne (see Rosanne)
Robby (see Roberta)
Robena (see Roberta)
Roberta Feminine form of Robert, Old English "shining in fame."
The always-popular tune "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is
from Jerome Kern's musical Roberta.
Famous names: Roberta Flack (singer)
Roberta Maxwell (actress)
Roberta Peters (opera singer)
Nicknames: Bobbi, Bobbie, Bobby
Variations: Bert, Bertie, Bobbette, Bobina, Robbie, Robby, Robena,
Robia, Robin, Robina, Robine (French), Robinett, Robinette,
Robinia, Robyn, Ruperta (German), Rupetta (German)
Robia (see Roberta)
Robin Variation of Roberta. This is one of very few names that
has remained equally popular for both boys and girls.
Famous names: Robin Duke (comedienne)
Robin Morgan (poet)
Other spelling: Robyn
Robina (see Roberta)
Robine (see Roberta)
Robinett, Robinette (see Roberta)
Robinia (see Roberta)
Robyn (see Roberta, Robin)
Rochella (see Rochelle)
Rochelle French "little rock."
Nicknames: Shelley, Shellie, Shelly
Variations: Rochella, Rochette
Rochette (see Rochelle)
Romaine From the Latin Roma, the city.
Famous name: Romaine Brooks (painter)
Romona (see Ramona)
Romonda (see Ramona)
Rona Variation of Rhonda and names that end in -rona. Rona is
one of the islands in the Hebrides off Scotland.
Famous name: Rona Barrett (columnist)
Other spelling: Rhona
Ronnie Form of Rowena and Veronica. Youth, beauty, and class
are associated with this name, thanks to the 1940s actress
Veronica Lake and the rich girlfriend of Archie in the
comics.
Other spelling: Ronny
Ronny (see Ronnie, Rowena, Veronica)
Rora (see Aurora)
Rory (see Aurora)
Ros (see Rosalind)
Rosa Variation of Rose. Rosa Parks is considered to be the
mother of the civil rights movement in the United States.
Her refusal to move to the back of a bus initiated a bus
strike in Montgomery, Alabama, that eventually led to
far-reaching social change.
Famous names: Rosa Bonheur (painter)
Rosa Mota (marathoner)
Rosabel, Rosebelle (see Rose)
Rosabella (see Rose)
Rosaleen (see Rosalie, Rosalind, Rose)
Rosalia (see Rose)
Rosalie Variation of Rose; also, Latin "festival of roses."
Variations: Rosaleen, Rozalie, Rozele
Rosalind Old German rosamunda, "dragon," from hros [horse]
and linda [serpent]; also, a variation of Rose. The
English poet Edmund Spenser probably coined this name, and
Shakespeare made it popular with his play As You Like It.
Famous names: Rosalind Russell (actress)
Rosalind Solomon (photographer)
Variations: Ros, Rosaleen, Rosalinda, Rosaline, Rosalyn, Roselin,
Rosina, Roslyn, Roslynd, Roz, Rozalin
Rosalinda (see Rosalind)
Rosaline (see Rosalind, Rosalyn)
Rosalyn Variation of Rose.
Famous name: Rosalyn Yallow (physicist)
Other spelling: Rosaline
Variation: Rosalind
Rosamund (see Rose)
Rosana, Rosanna (see Rosanne)
Rosanne Combination of Rose and Anne. This form of the name
Rose is popular today, thanks to actress Rosanna Arquette,
comedienne and actress Roseanne Barr, and singer Rosanne
Cash, not to mention the extremely funny character Rosanne
Rosanna Danna that Gilda Radner created on the television
show Saturday Night Live.
Variations: Ranna, Roanne, Rosana, Rosanna, Roseann, Roseanne
Rose Latin "rose." Some authorities believe that Rosamond, the
name of a German deity, is older than the more-popular name
Rose; but there is no certainty about the source of this
name. Since roses are considered to be the most-beautiful
flowers in the world, it seems likely that Rose could be an
independent name. There are some minor saints named Rosa,
Rosalia, Rosana, and Rose. Like the other "flower" names,
Rose is not often chosen today.
Famous names: Rose Kennedy (hostess)
Rose Mofford (governor)
Nicknames: Rosi, Rosie, Rosy
Variations: Rho, Rhoda (Greek), Rhodia, Rhody, Rosa (Dutch, Italian,
Spanish, and Swedish), Rosabel, Rosabella, Rosabelle,
Rosaleen (Irish), Rosalia (Italian), Rosalie (German),
Rosalind, Rosalyn, Rosamund, Rosel (Swiss), Roselie,
Rosella, Roselle, Rosena, Rosetta (Italian), Rosette,
Rosina (Italian), Rosine, Rosita (Spanish), Roz, Rozina,
Rozy
Roseann, Roseanne (see Rosanne)
Rosel (see Rose)
Roselie (see Rose)
Roselin (see Rosalind)
Rosella (see Rose)
Roselle (see Rose)
Rose Marie Combination of Rose and Marie.
Rosemary Combination of Rose and Mary. The herb rosemary
is the symbol of remembrance, but today the name is
unfortunately associated with the horror movie Rosemary's
Baby, in which actress Mia Farrow, who played Rosemary,
gives birth to a child of the devil.
Famous name: Rosemary Harris (actress)
Rosemin Combination of Rose and Mina.
Rosena (see Rose)
Rosetta (see Rose)
Rosette (see Rose)
Rosi, Rosie (see Rose)
Rosina (see Rosalind, Rose)
Rosine (see Rose)
Rosita (see Rose)
Roslyn (see Rosalind)
Roslynd (see Rosalind)
Rosy (see Rose)
Rowe (see Rowena)
Rowena Old English "famous friend." Sir Walter Scott immortalized
this name in Ivanhoe.
Famous name: Rowena Morrill (painter and illustrator)
Nicknames: Ronnie, Ronny
Variations: Ranna, Rena, Ronnie, Rowe
Rox (see Roxanne)
Roxana, Roxanna (see Roxanne)
Roxane, Roxann (see Roxanne)
Roxanne Combination of Rose and Anne; also, Persian Raokhshna,
"dawn" or "brilliant." Roxana was the Persian wife of
Alexander the Great. Roxanne is the heroine of Cyrano de
Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, and she got top billing in a
recent movie based on the story. Comedian Steve Martin
plays a modern-day Cyrano, a fire fighter with an extremely
long nose, who falls in love with actress Daryl Hannah in
the movie Roxanne.
Other spellings: Roxane, Roxann
Nicknames: Rox, Roxie, Roxy
Variations: Roxana, Roxanna, Roxene, Roxine
Roxene (see Roxanne)
Roxie, Roxy (see Roxanne)
Roxine (see Roxanne)
Roz Variation of Rosalind or Rose.
Famous names: Roz Kelly (actress)
Rozalie (see Rosalie)
Rozalin (see Rosalind)
Rozele (see Rosalie)
Rozina (see Rose)
Rozy (see Rose)
Rubetta (see Ruby)
Rubia (see Ruby)
Ruby Latin rube, "ruby."
Famous names: Ruby Dee (actress)
Ruby Keeler (actress and dancer)
Variations: Rubetta, Rubia, Rubye
Rubye (see Ruby)
Ruda Latin "famous."
Famous name: Ruta Lee (actress)
Variation: Ruta
Rue (see Ruth)
Ruperta (see Roberta)
Rupetta (see Roberta)
Ruta (see Ruda)
Ruth Hebrew "compassionate." In the Bible, Ruth is the
daughter-in-law of Naomi, and their story is the ideal of
devotion. Ruth adopts the religion and customs of her
husband's family, and after his death, she follows her
mother-in-law to Naomi's home country.
Famous names: Ruth Benedict (anthropologist)
Ruth Fainlight (poet)
Ruth Gordon (actress)
Ruth Rendell (writer)
Nicknames: Rue, Ruthie
Variation: Ruthia
Ruthia (see Ruth)
Ruthie (see Ruth)
Ryta (see Margaret)