Boy Names Starting with R
Boy names that begin with R — 40 of them, soft and strong, short and long, each with its meaning and origin.
40 names
Rafael
Hebrew / Spanish
God has healed
BoyBiblicalHistorical
Rafe
Old English
Wolf counsel
BoyHistorical
Rafferty
Irish Gaelic
Prosperity wielder
Unisex
Ragnar
Old Norse
Warrior, judgment
BoyHistoricalMythological
Rahul
Sanskrit / Pali
Efficient, able, conqueror of all miseries
BoyHistorical
Raj
Sanskrit / Hindi
King, royal
BoyHistoricalVirtue
Ralph
Old English / Germanic
Wolf counsel
BoyHistoricalLiterary
Ramin
Persian
The cheerful one
BoyLiterary
Ravi
Sanskrit
Sun
BoyCelestialMythological
Rayan
Arabic
Gates of paradise
Boy
Reed
Old English
Red, or by the reed-bed
UnisexBotanicalNature
Reggie
English (diminutive of Reginald)
Counsel-power
BoyHistorical
Reginald
Old English / Latin
Counsel power
BoyHistorical
Reid
Scottish-American
Red-haired
Unisex
Reuben
Hebrew / Biblical
Behold, a son
BoyBiblical
Reuven
Hebrew / Biblical
Behold, a son
BoyBiblical
Reyansh
Sanskrit
Ray of light, part of the sun
BoyCelestialVirtue
Reza
Persian / Arabic
Contentment, satisfaction
Boy
Rhodes
Greek
Of the rose
BoyNatureHistorical
Riku
Japanese
Land, solid ground
BoyNature
Rishi
Sanskrit
Sage, seer
BoyMythologicalLiterary
Robert
Old German / Norman
Bright fame
BoyHistoricalLiterary
Rohan
Sanskrit
Ascending
BoyNature
Rohit
Sanskrit
Red, the rising sun
BoyCelestialNature
Roman
Latin
Of Rome
BoyHistorical
Romeo
Italian / Latin
Pilgrim to Rome
BoyLiteraryHistorical
Ronan
Irish Gaelic
Little seal
BoySeaVirtue
Ronnie
English (from Ronald)
Wise ruler
BoyHistorical
Roosevelt
Dutch / American
Field of roses
BoyHistorical
Rory
Scottish / Irish
Red king
BoyHistorical
Rostam
Persian
River
BoyMythologicalLiterary
Royston
Old English
From the king's town
BoyLiterary
Rufus
Latin
Red-haired
BoyHistoricalLiterary
Rui
Mandarin Chinese / Japanese
Auspicious, wise
UnisexVirtue
Rupert
Germanic / English
Bright fame
BoyLiteraryHistorical
Russell
Norman French / English
Red-haired
Boy
Ryan
Irish Gaelic
Little king
BoyHistorical
Ryder
Old English
Horseman, knight
Unisex
Ryo
Japanese
Cool, refreshing, distant
BoyNatureVirtue
Ryu
Japanese
Dragon
BoyMythological
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