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Quon

From Chinese An alternative spelling of the names more commonly rendered as Kwan and Kuan.

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Shortened from earlier Quorndon, from Old English cweorndun, from cweorn (“millstone; quern”) + dun (“hill”). The fox hunt, the meat substitute and the town in Australia are named after the village in Leicestershire.

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Qurei

Borrowed from Arabic قُرَيْع (qurayʕ).

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Qusar

From Azerbaijani Qusar.

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Quwo

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 曲沃 (Qūwò).

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Qwan

From Chinese; more commonly spelled as Kwan or Kuan.

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Qüxü

From Tibetan ཆུ་ཤུར (chu shur).

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R

From the Etruscan letter 𐌓 (r, “er”), from the Ancient Greek letter Ρ (R, “rho”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤓 (r, “reš”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓁶.

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R Us

After Toys "R" Us, American toy-store chain, itself a phonetic rendering of "toys are us".

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R'dg

Shortened form of Reading taking the first letters of both syllables and the final letter.

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R/C

Abbreviation of radio-controlled.

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R/H

Initialism from the names Ron and Hermione.

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R/Hr

Initialism from the names Ron and Hermione.

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R100

From Initialism of Resistant to oil particles with 100% filtration efficiency in NIOSH air filtration ratings.

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R2-D2

From the name of a similar-looking robot character in the film Star Wars.

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R9

From Ronaldo's initial (R) and his playing number (9).

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R95

From Initialism of Resistant to oil particles with 95% filtration efficiency in NIOSH air filtration ratings.

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R99

From Initialism of Resistant to oil particles with 99% filtration efficiency in NIOSH air filtration ratings.

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RADAR

Acronym of radio detection and ranging. Coined by the United States Navy in 1940. The lowercase form (radar) is by anacronymic evolution.

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RAII

Coined by Bjarne Stroustrup.

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RATM

Initialism.

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RBAR

Coined by database administrator Jeff Moden.

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RBBG

Source etymology material for RBBG; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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RBH

Abbreviation.

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RBMK

Initialism from the Russian name: "реа́ктор большо́й мо́щности кана́льный" (reaktor bolshoy moshchnosti kanalnyy), meaning "high-power channel-type reactor".

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RD&D

From the common abbreviation "R&D."

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RDM

Initialism of random deathmatch.

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RDMer

From RDM + -er.

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RDX

Short for "research department explosive".

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RE

See at re.

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REB

Borrowed from Russian РЭБ (REB), abbreviation of радиоэлектронная борьба (radioelektronnaja borʹba, “radio-electronic combat”).

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REM

From the initial letters of rapid eye movement.

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RER

From French RER, often reinterpreted as "Regional Express Rail".

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REV

Abbreviation.

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REXX

From Restructured Extended Executor.

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RF

Various etymologies.

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RGSS

From Japanese RGSS (RGSS).

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RINO

Attested from December 1992.

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RIP

Learned borrowing from Latin RIP (requiescat in pace) and an initialism of rest in peace.

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RKA

From Roskosmos (agency).

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RKO

Borrowed from German RKO.

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RKU

Borrowed from German RKU.

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RLAIF

Coined by American artificial intelligence company Anthropic in 2022.

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RLD

Initialism.

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RN

Abbreviation.

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RNAV

Abbreviation of random navigation

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RNR

Initialisms.

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ROC

Source etymology material for ROC; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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ROFL

Source etymology material for ROFL; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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ROM

In all senses (except Romania in sports), by acronymy.

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RONA

Of various abbreviations.

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ROT13

ROT is short for rotate.

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ROTFC

Based on ROTFL.

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RPA

Abbreviations.

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RPC

Source etymology material for RPC; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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RPG

Initialism. When applied to a "rocket-propelled grenade" it derives from Russian РПГ (RPG), initialism of ручно́й противота́нковый гранатомёт (ručnój protivotánkovyj granatomjót, “hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher”),

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RPGer

From RPG + -er.

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RPK

Romanization of Russian РПК (RPK), which is an initialism of ручной пулемёт Калашникова (ručnoj pulemjót Kalašnikova, “Kalashnikov hand-held machine gun”).

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RPer

From RP + -er.

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RSF

Borrowed from French RSF (“Reporters sans frontières”).

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RSM

Formed as an initialism of the three founding member firms Robson Rhodes, Salustro Reydel and McGladrey.

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RST

Abbreviation.

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RSVP

Orthographic borrowing from French RSVP, initialism of répondez s'il vous plaît (literally “respond if it pleases you”).

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RTFA

Derived from the initialism RTFM, which was originally used in the context of Usenet.

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RTSP

Initialism.

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RTÉ

Borrowed from Irish RTÉ.

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RUD

(explosion): Abbreviation of rapid unplanned disassembly as an initialism and an acronym

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RURP

Brand name, originally an acronym for realized ultimate reality piton.

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RVSVP

Initialism of French "répondez vite s'il vous plaît" ("please reply quickly").

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RVer

From RV + -er.

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RYMer

From RYM + -er.

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Ra

Abbreviation.

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Raab

Borrowed from German Raab.

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Raabe

The surname is of Old Prussian origin, itself borrowed from German Rabe (“raven”). More at Raabe.

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Raahe

From Finnish Raahe.

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Raap

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Raap.

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Raatz

Borrowed from German Raatz.

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Raaya

Associated with Hindi [Term?], meaning "royal" or "royalty", from the terms rai, raj, etc. Some texts also indicate it means "always". Also associated with the term Rah, meaning path, road or journey.

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Rab

From Serbo-Croatian Rab, ultimately derived from a substrate root *Arb-, as apparent in Ancient Greek Ἄρβα (Árba), Latin Arba and Italian Arbe.

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Rabat

Borrowed from Arabic الرَّبَاط (ar-rabāṭ).

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Rabb

Borrowed from Arabic رَبّ (rabb, “the master,the caretaker, the maintainer, the bestower, the one in control,lord”).

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Rabi

Borrowed from Arabic رَبِيع (rabīʕ). Doublet of rabi.

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Rabia

From Arabic رَابِعَة (rābiʕa), the feminine of رَبِيع (rabīʕ, “spring”) as well as رَابِع (rābiʕ, “fourth”), from أَرْبَعَة (ʔarbaʕa, “four”). Hence Rabia means both "spring" and "the fourth female".

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Racca

Borrowed from Italian Racca.

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Racer

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Röser.

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Racey

Unexplained. Compare Racy, Rasey and Razey.

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Raciu

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Raciu.

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Racka

From Hungarian racka (“Racka”).

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Racki

From Polish Racki or Serbo-Croatian Rački.

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Racz

Borrowed from Hungarian Rácz.

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Rada

After the personal name (Rada Dany) of a prominent local family.

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Raday

Borrowed from Bahnar Rađe or Eastern Mnong Rađê.

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Rade

Borrowed from Bahnar Rađe or Eastern Mnong Rađê.

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Radev

Borrowed from Bulgarian Радев (Radev).

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Radha

From Sanskrit राधा (rādhā).

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Radhi

From Arabic رَاضِي (rāḍī).

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Radi

Borrowed from Arabic رَاضِي (rāḍī), a personal name based on the adjective رَاضٍ (rāḍin, “satisfied, pleased”); as a surname, it is predominantly found in Iraq.

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Radic

From Serbo-Croatian Radić or Slovak Radič.

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Radić

From Serbo-Croatian Радић.

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Radke

Borrowed from German Radke.

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Raetz

Borrowed from German Rätz.

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Raf

Clipping of Rafael.

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Rafah

From Arabic رَفَح (rafaḥ), from Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), from Egyptian rpwḥw r:Z1-p-w-bH:mDAt-xAst

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Rafe

Medieval spelling variant of Ralph.

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Raffa

Borrowed from Italian Raffa.

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Raffi

From Armenian Րաֆֆի (Raffi).

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Raffo

Borrowed from Italian Raffo.

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Rafi

Borrowed from Arabic رَافِع (rāfiʕ, “hoister, exalter, raiser”) or رَفِيع (rafīʕ, “elevated, high, noble”). This surname is predominantly found in Bangladesh.

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Rafiq

Ultimately Arabic رفيق (rafīq).

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Raghu

Borrowed from Sanskrit रघु (raghú).

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Rags

See the often-negative connotations of rag. Probably arose due to rag alliterating with Rangers.

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Rahab

Hebrew רָחָב (racháv, “Rahab”).

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Rahal

Perhaps borrowed from Arabic رحال (raḥḥāl, “traveller, voyager”).

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Rahe

From the German surname, variant of Rauh, Rau.

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Rahim

Borrowed from Arabic رَحِيم (raḥīm, “kind, compassionate”). The surname is predominantly found in Bangladesh.

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Rahm

Variant of Rehm.

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Rahul

Transliteration of Sanskrit राहुल (rāhula)

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Rai

Indian/Hindi surname, from a personal name based on the noun राजा (rājā, “king”).

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Raia

From the Sicilian surname, from raia (“smilax”) and raja (“ray”), both from Latin raia. As an Arabic surname, from راية (rāya, “flag”).

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Raina

Borrowed from Kashmiri 𑆫𑆽𑆤𑆳 (rainā) / रैना (rainā) / رینا (rainā). This surname is mostly found in Kashmir. Borrowed also from Italian Raina.

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Raisi

Transliteration of Persian رئیسی (ra'isi), ultimately from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs, “chief, leader”).

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Raisz

Borrowed from Hungarian Raisz.

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Raj

Proprialisation of raj (“(India) reign, rule”, noun), borrowed from Hindustani राज / راج (rāj, “reign, rule; empire, kingdom; country, state; royalty”), from Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá, “empire, kingdom, realm; kingship, roya

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Rajab

From Arabic رَجَب (rajab, “respect”).

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Rajat

Borrowed from Sanskrit रजत (rajata, “silver”).

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Rajin

Borrowed from Korean 라진(羅津) (Rajin).

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Rajiv

From Sanskrit राजीव (rājīva), via various Indian languages. The name means 'lotus flower' in Hindi. In Sanskrit, the word means 'Sri Krishna'.

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Rajni

Borrowed from Sanskrit रजनी (rajanī, “night”).

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Raju

Borrowed from Telugu రాజు (rāju, “king”), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

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Rakan

Borrowed from Arabic راكان ("steadfast, strong").

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Rakhi

Borrowed from Hindi राखी (rākhī).

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Raku

From Japanese 楽 (raku, “fun, delightful”). A seal engraved with this word was marked on the early pieces. It was the title and seal used by 15 generations of potters.

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Raków

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Raków.

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Rallo

Borrowed from Italian Rallo.

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Ralph

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂reh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Ind

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Ram

From ram, the animal the constellation is figured as. Football sense, the animal of the mascot for the sports team.

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Rama

Borrowed from Sanskrit राम (rāma). * (Oumuamua): The nickname derives from the similarity of Oumuamua to the fictional object "Rama" in the story Rendezvous with Rama, where that fictional object is named for the god.

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Ramah

Named after the Biblical city located on the border of Judea and Israel. Compare Hebron, Hopedale, Nain and Zoar.

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Raman

Belarusian Рама́н (Ramán)

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Rambo

* The name "Rambo" is of unknown origin. It can be dated back to the 17th-century Swedish immigrant Peter Gunnarsson Rambo. According to folk legend it is derived from the mountain Ramberget ("Raven’s Hill") in Gothenbur

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Ramea

The name of the town probably derives from the French toponym La Ramée, a locality near Saint Peter Port in Guernsey.

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Rami

Borrowed from Arabic رَامِي (rāmī), masculine singular construct form of رَامٍ (rāmin). This surname is predominantly found in Morocco and India.

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Ramic

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Ramić, from a short form of the Islamic personal name Ramadan.

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Ramin

From Persian رامین (râmin). Doublet of Ramayana.

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Ramit

From Sanskrit रमित (ramita).

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Ramla

Borrowed from Hebrew רמלה from Arabic اَلرَّمْلَة (ar-ramla)

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Ramm

* As a German and English surname, from ram (“male sheep”). * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Ram, from Hebrew רָם.

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Ramo

Various origins: * Borrowed from Finnish Rämö, a surname of unexplained origin. * Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Ramo, a habitational surname. * Borrowed from Spanish Ramo, a topographic surname from ramo (“branch

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Ramos

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Ramos, from ramo (“branch”).

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Ramp

Borrowed from German Ramp.

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Rampy

Variant of Rampey.

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Ramus

Borrowed from New Latin Ramus, from Middle French de La Ramée.

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Ramy

Borrowed from Arabic رَامِي (rāmī).

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Ramzi

Borrowed from Arabic رَمْزِيّ (ramziyy).

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Ran

From Hebrew רָן (ran).

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Rana

Various origins of surname: * Borrowed from Hindi राना (rānā)/राणा (rāṇā), a Rajput surname which probably is a back-formation from रानी (rānī, “queen”). * Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Rana, a nickname for someone w

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Ranby

From the Old Norse personal name Randi + býr (“village, settlement”).

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Rand

From Afrikaans rand, from English rand; compare English rand.

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Randi

Probably borrowed from Norwegian Randi.

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Rane

Borrowed from Marathi राणे (rāṇe).

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Raney

Variant of Rainey.

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Ranft

Borrowed from German Ranft.

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Rani

From Sanskrit राज्ञी (rājñī, “a queen, princess, the wife of a king”), through Hindi रानी (rānī).

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Ranil

Transliteration of Sinhalese රනිල් (ranil).

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Rann

Borrowed from Southern German Rann.

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Ranta

Borrowed from Finnish Ranta.

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Rantz

* As a German and Jewish surname, variant of Ranz, probably from the noun Ranzen (“knapsack”) or possibly ranzig (“rancid”). * As a Czech and Slovene surname, Americanized and Germanized from Ranc, itself from the German

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Ranum

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Ranum.

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Rao

* As an Italian surname, reduced from Radulfo. See Rolf, Ralph, Raul, etc. * As an Indian surname, from Marathi राव (rāv), Gujarati રાવ (rāv), Telugu రావు (rāvu), etc.; all ultimately from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king”).

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Raohe

From the Mandarin 饒河 /饶河 (Ráohé).

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Raoul

Borrowed from French Raoul.

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Raph

Clipping of Raphael.

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Rapp

From the German surname, from Middle High German rapp, rabe (“raven”). See modern German Rabe.

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Rappa

Borrowed from Italian Rappa.

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Rappe

Borrowed from German Rappe.

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Raqqa

Borrowed from Arabic اَلرَّقَّة (ar-raqqa).

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Raro

The drink's name is a trademark, from Rarotonga.

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Ras

Various origins: * Borrowed from Czech Raš and Polish Raś, a pet form of various Slavic personal names * Borrowed from Spanish Ras, from ras (“level”); perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived on flat land * B

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Rasey

Unexplained; compare Racy and Racey.

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Rashi

From Hebrew רַשִׁ״י (rash"i), acronym of רַבִּי שְׁלֹמֹה יִצְחָקִי (rabí sh'lomó yitskhakí).

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Rasht

From Persian رشت (Rašt), of uncertain origin. Sometimes connected to رشتن (reštan, “to spin, to weave”) or its homonym رشتن (raštan, “to dye”), q.v., both with reference to the city's textile industry.

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Raska

Borrowed from Czech Raška.

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Rassi

Borrowed from Arabic رَأْسِيّ (raʔsiyy, “main, principal, vertical”); this surname is predominantly found in Lebanon.

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Rasta

Clipping of Rastafari.

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Rasul

Borrowed from Arabic رسول (rasūl, “messenger, apostle”)..

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Rasŏn

Borrowed from Korean 라선(羅先) (Raseon), from 라진(羅津) (Rajin) + 선봉(先鋒) (Seonbong), the two districts that form the city.

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Ratai

Various etymologies. As a European surname, from Polish Rataj, Czech Rataj, Slovak Rataj, Slovene Rataj, Lower Sorbian rataj, Ukrainian ратай (rataj), and cognates in other Slavic languages. Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic

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Rataj

From Polish Rataj, Czech Rataj, Slovak Rataj, Slovene Rataj, Ukrainian ратай (rataj), and cognates in other Slavic languages. Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *ortajь.

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Ratan

Borrowed from Hindi रतन (ratan, “gem, gemstone”).

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Ratay

From Polish Rataj, Czech Rataj, Slovak Rataj, Slovene Rataj, Lower Sorbian rataj, Ukrainian ратай (rataj), and cognates in other Slavic languages. Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *ortajь.

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Rath

Borrowed from German Rath.

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Rathe

* As a German surname, variant of Rath. * As a southern German surname, from a pet form of the name Konrad. * As a French surname, variant of Ratte.

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Ratho

Believed to be from Scottish Gaelic.

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Rati

From Sanskrit रति (rati).

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Ratna

From Sanskrit रत्न (rátna, “jewel, gem”).

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Ratne

From Ukrainian Ра́тне (Rátne).

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Ratti

Borrowed from Italian Ratti.

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Ratuș

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Ratuș.

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Rauch

Possibly from German Rauch ("smoke, fume")?

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Rauda

From Spanish Rauda.

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