Rauh
* As a German surname, variant of Rau. * As a Slovene and Serbo-Croatian surname, variations from the German noun Rauch (“smoke”), used to translate Slovene dim.
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Borrowed from German Raum. Doublet of room.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordRauth
Borrowed from German Rauth.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRaval
Indian surname of Punjabi origin, Arora and Sikh name from a clan name derived from ਰਾਵਾ (rāvā, “commander, king”) (from ਰਾਜਾ (rājā)), with the adjectival suffix [script needed] (-l).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsRavel
* As a French surname, from Ravel. * As an English surname, variant of Raffel. * As a German surname, Americanized from Raffel. * As an Indian surname, variant of Raval.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsRavi
Borrowed from Sanskrit रवि (ravi, “the sun or the sun-god.”).
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsRaw
Topographic surname for someone who lived at a hedgerow or at a row of houses, from Old English rāw (“row”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRawan
Borrowed from Kurdish.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRawat
Borrowed from Hindi रावत (rāvat). This surname is mostly found in Uttarakhand.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRawe
Two possible origins: * From Middle English rawe (“row”), a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hedgerow or in a row of houses. * From Middle English rawe (“raw”), a nickname for an ignorant or unskilled youth
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionRawl
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Raghaill, a variant of Ó Raghailligh, from which O'Reilly.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRawle
Variant of Ralph.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRawls
Patronymic from a medieval form of the personal name Ralph.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRay
* As an English surname, from pet forms derived from the root of Raymond. * Also as an English surname, from Old French rei (“king”). Compare Roy, King. * Also as an English surname, from Old English rā (“roe deer”). Com
2 source sections · 7 relationship mentionsRaya
Source etymology material for Raya; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRayan
From Arabic رَيَّان (rayyān)
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordRayas
Borrowed from Spanish Rayas. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRayne
Blend of River + Jayne.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordRayon
Anglicization of Spanish Rayón.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRazi
Borrowed from Persian رازی (râzi), a habitational surname for a person coming from Ray, Iran. This surname is also well attested in Pakistan.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionRazo
Borrowed from Spanish Razo.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRazon
Filipino and Hispanic surname, from Spanish Razón. Doublet of Reason.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsRdRp
Source etymology material for RdRp; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRe
Meaning borrowed from Egyptian r:a-ra (rꜥ, “sun, Ra”), with the form of the word borrowed from Coptic ⲣⲏ (rē, “sun”).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsRead
English and Scottish surname, variant of Reed.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordReade
Spelling variant of Reid
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordReale
Borrowed from Italian Reale.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReali
Borrowed from Italian Reali.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRealo
German Realo
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReam
From the German surname, Anglicized from Riehm, Röhm, Roehm.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordReamy
Unexplained English surname.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordReano
Borrowed from Spanish Reaño.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRease
Variant of Reese.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordReay
Variant of Rye.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRebel
From rebel.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRebra
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Rebra.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRecaș
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Recaș.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRecea
From Romanian Recea.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRecep
Borrowed from Turkish Recep.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRecht
From Scots or Dutch wrecht (“worker”), both cognate to English Wright and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō. See below for German derivation.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsRecio
From Spanish, from recio (“strong”). A descriptive surname.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordReddy
Borrowed from Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi).
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRede
Probably from Old English hrēod (“reed”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRedha
Borrowed from Arabic رِضَا (riḍā).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRediu
From Romanian Rediu.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReds
In reference to the ancient Roman and medieval Byzantine racing faction, a calque of Latin russātī (“Reddish-Brown-Clads”) or factio russata (“the reddish-brown-clad faction”) and Medieval Greek Ῥούσιοι (Rhoúsioi, “Reds”
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionRee
Clipping of Arikaree (“variant of Arikara”).
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentionsReeb
Dutch and German surname, from the old Germanic name *Ripo, derived from a compound *rīkī (“power”) + *berht (“bright”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsReece
Borrowed from Welsh Rhys.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordReed
* As an English and Scottish surname, from the adjective red. * Also as an English surname, from Old English rēodan (“to clear out”), from Proto-West Germanic *reudan. * Also as an English surname, from several places in
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsReef
Borrowed from North German Reef, possibly related to Reep (“rope”), or otherwise from obsolete rif (“body”) (from Proto-West Germanic *hrif).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsReep
Borrowed from Dutch Reep, an occupational surname for a ropemaker, from reep (“rope”). Compare Roper, Reeb. Also an English metonymic occupational surname for a porter or a basket maker, from Middle English hrip (“basket
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsReese
* As a given name and British surname generally from Welsh Rhys (literally “ardor”). * Chiefly in North America, the surname may also be from unrelated German Reese (literally “giant”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsReeth
Possibly from Old English rīþ (“[place at] the stream”). Recorded in the Domesday Book as Rie and in 1184 as Rithe.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReeve
* As an English surname, from the noun reeve. * As an Irish surname, variant of Reeves.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordReff
Borrowed from German Reff (“wooden frame”), a metonymic occupational surname for a carrier or peddler.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReg
Shortening.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRega
Borrowed from Italian Rega.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRegas
Two main origins: * Borrowed from Catalan Regàs, a habitational surname from any of various places named with rec (“irrigation channel”). * Borrowed from Greek Ρέγας (Régas), a variant of Ρήγα (Ríga).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsReger
Borrowed from German Reger.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRegmi
Borrowed from Nepali रेग्मी (regmī).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRehak
From Slovak Rehák or Czech Řehák.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRehal
Perhaps from Arabic.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRehe
From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 熱河 /热河 (Rèhé, “Hot Creek”), from a nearby river that did not typically freeze over during the winters.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionRehm
From the German surname, from Middle High German Rehm; see Remy. Also from the noun Rahmen (“frame, loom”); see Riemer.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRehor
From Czech Řehoř.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReich
Borrowed from German Reich (“empire, realm”). Doublet of Raj.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsReidy
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Riada (“descendant of Riada”), a personal name perhaps meaning "drover".
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReier
Borrowed from German Reier.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReiff
From the German surname, from Middle High German Reif (“barrel hoop, cord”). Also derived from the Germanic name Richfrit, from Proto-Germanic *rīks (“ruler”) + *friþuz (“peace”). As a Jewish surname, from German reif (“
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsRein
* As a German surname, borrowed from German Rein, comparable to the first element of several surnames such as Reinhardt, Reinbold, etc., from Proto-Germanic *raginą. * As an English surname, variant of Rain. Possibly als
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsReish
Variant of Reisch.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRekha
Borrowed from Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRem
From Egyptian rmj (“to weep”).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRemi
From Latin Rēmī.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRemus
Learned borrowing from Latin Remus.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRen
From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 妊 (Rèn), an ancient surname also used as an adjective meaning "pregnant". Doublet of Jen.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsRenat
From Latin saint's name Renatus, from renatus (“reborn”)
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRenda
Borrowed from Italian Renda.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRendu
Borrowed from French Rendu.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRene
Borrowed from French René.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRenga
Blend of Reki + Langa.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordReni
Derived from Ukrainian Рені́ (Rení)
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRenk
North German surname, from a pet from of Reinhard.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRenna
Borrowed from Italian Renna.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRenny
Variant of Rennie.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordReno
Named after U.S. officer Jesse L. Reno, whose surname's spelling was changed from Renault.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRenta
Borrowed from Spanish Renta. This surname is predominantly found in Puerto Rico.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRenu
Borrowed from Sanskrit रेणु (reṇu).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRenwu
From Mandarin 仁武 (Rénwǔ).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReny
Americanized form of either French René or Hungarian Rényi.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsRenée
From French Renée, meaning reborn, stemmed from Latin Renata. Feminine form of male René.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReo
Borrowed from Italian Reo.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRepka
* As a Czech, Slovak, and Lower Sorbian surname, from Slovak Repka and Czech Řepka, from a diminutive of řepa (“beet”), compare Repke, Repa. * As a Ukrainian surname, Russified from Ripka.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsReset
From reset.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordResor
Probably a variant spelling of Rasor or Reser.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRetz
Borrowed from German Retz.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReubs
From Reuben + -s.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordReuel
From Hebrew רְעוּאֵל (“friend of God”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReum
Borrowed from German Reum.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReus
Borrowed from Catalan Reus.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReuss
German surname for a cobbler, from the obsolete Middle High German (alt)riusse. Also from the noun Russe (“Russian”). For the river see Reuss below.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionRevCo
Shortening.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRevak
Borrowed from Slovak Revák and Ukrainian Ревак (Revak).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsRevel
* As an English surname, variant of Revell. * As a French surname, from Old French reveau (“rebel”). * Also as a French surname, from several places in France, such as Revel, Haute-Garonne, named after a nearby Mont Reve
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsRevvy
Perhaps a diminutive of or related to Reva.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRex
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Italic *rēks Latin rēxbor. English Rex From Latin rēx (“king”). Doublet of rajah and roy.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsRexy
From a clipping of T. rex + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRey
Multiple origins; in most cases borrowed from Spanish Rey. Doublet of Roy.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsReye
Spanish Reye
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReyes
From Spanish Reyes.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReylo
Blend of Rey + Kylo.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordReyna
Borrowed from Spanish Reyna.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordReza
Borrowed from Iranian Persian رِضَا (rezâ), from Classical Persian رِضَا (rizā), borrowed from Arabic رِضَا (riḍā), from رِضًا (riḍan, “satisfaction, fulfillment”), verbal noun of رَضِيَ (raḍiya, “to be pleased; to be sa
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionRezac
From Czech Řezáč.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRezek
Borrowed either from Czech Rezek or Slovene Režek.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsRezk
Variant of Rizk.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRhD
From Rh, abbreviation of Rhesus, and D, a sequential alphabetic designator.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRhame
Perhaps a variant of German Rähme.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRhea
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa)bor. Latin Rhealbor. English Rhea Internationalism. Learned borrowing from Latin Rhea, from Ancient Greek Ῥέα (Rhéa). The origin of the Ancient Greek name is disputed. Suggested exp
2 source sections · 8 relationship mentionsRhean
From Rhea + -an.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRheda
Borrowed from Arabic رِضَا (riḍā).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordRhee
For the surname, borrowed from Korean 이 (i). Doublet of Lee.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsRheic
From Rhea (“a Titan in Greek mythology”) + -ic, for her being the sister of Iapetus (after whom had previously been named the predecessor of the Atlantic Ocean, for being the father of its eponym Atlas).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsRhene
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥήνη (Rhḗnē).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRhett
Name of a South Carolina family, anglicized from Dutch de Raedt, from Middle Dutch raet (“advice”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsRhewl
From Welsh.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRhian
From modern Welsh Rhian.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRhine
From Middle English Rine, Ryne, from Old English Rīn (“the Rhine”), from Middle High German and Old High German Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn, from Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Gaulish Rēnos, from a Pre-Celtic or Pro
1 source section · 14 relationship mentionsRhoad
Variant of Rhode.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRhoda
From Ancient Greek Ῥόδη (Rhódē, “woman from Rhodes”) or ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRhode
From Middle English Rode, from Old English rod, rodu and/or Old English hrēod. The Rh- form—a 16th century spelling modification— was created by analogy with the unrelated Rhodes, Greece.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsRhody
Perhaps a respelling of the German surname Rohde.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRhone
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ῥοδᾰνός (Rhodănós)bor. Latin Rhodanus French Rhônebor. English Rhone Borrowed from French Rhône.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsRhos
From Welsh rhos (“moor”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRhule
Probably an altered spelling of German Rühl or Rühle.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRhys
Borrowed from Welsh Rhys. Doublet of Price, Reece, Rees, Reese, and Rice.
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionsRhône
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ῥοδᾰνός (Rhodănós)bor. Latin Rhodanus French Rhônebor. English Rhône Borrowed from French Rhône.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsRi-Ri
Reduplication of a clipping of Rihanna.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRia
Diminutive of Maria.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRials
Probably a variant of Ryalls.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRian
A re-Gaelicisation of the given name Ryan, which comes from the Irish surname Ó Riaghain /Ó Riain (literally “descendant of Riaghan /Rian”). Thus, reviving the original Irish given name Riaghan /Rian.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsRiano
Borrowed from Spanish Riaño.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRibar
Occupational surname, borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Ribar, from ribar (“fisherman”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRibas
Borrowed from Catalan, Portuguese and Spanish Ribas.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRice
* As a Welsh surname, borrowed from Welsh Rhys, an Anglicization. Compare Reese, Freese, Price, and Preece. * As an English surname, from Old English hris (“brushwood, shrubbery”). * Also as an English surname, from a ni
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsRich
From Richard. The surname also derives from rich as a nickname.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRiche
As an English surname, from Rich. As a French surname, from Old French riche.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRichy
Diminutive + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRick
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-West Germanic *rīk Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz P
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsRicki
From Richard. As a female name also from Erica.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRicks
From Rick + the patronymic suffix -s.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRicky
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-West Germanic *rīk Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz P
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsRida
Borrowed from French Rida.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRiden
Spelling variant of Ryden
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRider
* As an English surname, from the noun rider. * Also as an English surname, from Old English rēodan (“to clear out”), from Proto-West Germanic *reudan. Compare Reeder. * Also as an English surname, from dialectal rithe (
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsRidge
From ridge. Originating from Middle English.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRie
* Japanese りえ (Rie), a given name with numerous possible original kanji. * Danish Rie * Dutch Rie
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsRieck
* As a south German surname, variant of a personal name derived from Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi + *gaiʀ (“spear”), similar to the English name Roger. * As a north German surname, from a personal name derived from *rīkī (
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsRiehm
Borrowed from German Riehm, from the noun Riemen (“strip, belt”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRiek
German surname, variant of Rieck.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRiera
Borrowed from Catalan Riera.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRies
* As a south German and Jewish surname, from the noun Riese (“giant”). * Also as a German surname, from Middle Low German rīs (“brushwood, twig”), from Old Saxon hrīs. * Also as a German surname, variant of Reis, Riess.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsRieti
Borrowed from Italian Rieti.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRietz
Borrowed from German Rietz.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRif
From Arabic الريف (ar-rīf), from Arabic ريف (rīf, “countryside”). Compare Tarifit arrif.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsRiga
From Latvian Rīga, of disputed origin: * Possibly a form of Riege, the German name for the Rīdzene, a tributary of the Daugava river. * Possibly from rija (“threshing barn”), the j becoming a g in German (note that Engli
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsRigan
From Riga + -an.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRigas
Borrowed from Greek Ρήγας (Rígas).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRigel
A corruption of Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name رِجْل الْجَبَّار (rijl al-jabbār, literally “foot of the great one (i.e., Orion)”).
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsRiggi
Borrowed from Italian Riggi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRigor
Borrowed from Spanish Rigor; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRiina
From the Sicilian Riina, a surname derived from rijina (“queen”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRiise
Borrowed from Norwegian Riise.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRijos
Borrowed from Spanish Rijos.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRike
From the Norwegian surname, from Old Norse ríki (“power, rule, realm”). Also an Americanized variant of German Reich.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsRiley
* From Ryley in Lancashire, from Old English ryge (“rye”) + leah (“clearing, meadow”). Equivalent to rye + -ley (“lea”). * A variant of Reilly, from Irish Ó Raghallaigh (see O'Reilly).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsRimac
From Serbo-Croatian Rimac (“Римац”).
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentions · brief recordRimer
* As an English surname, from a medieval form of rhymer (“one who rhymes”). * As a Jewish and German surname, spelling variant of Riemer.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsRina
Short form of names ending in -rina, such as Katrina, Marina and Larina. Also borrowed from other European languages, such as Italian, in the 20th century.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsRine
From the German surname, variant of Rein, Rhine, Rhein.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRingo
From ring + -o. From the stage name of one of the Beatles, Ringo Starr, actually named Richard Starkey, the drummer of the quartet. From ring, from the rings worn by Richard "Ringo Starr" Starkey.
3 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsRinne
Two main origins: * Borrowed from Finnish Rinne, a topographic or ornamental surname from rinne (“slope”). * Borrowed from German Rinne, a topographic surname from Middle High German rinne (“stream, spring; channel, pipe
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsRiolo
Borrowed from Italian Riolo.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRioni
From Georgian რიონი (rioni).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRipe
Recorded as Ripe in 1086 (DB), from Old English rip, "edge or strip of land".
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRipka
* As a Slovak and Czech surname, from a diminutive of ryba (“fish”), see Ryba. * As a German surname, Germanized from the above, sometimes via Polish. * As a Ukrainian surname, from a diminutive of ріпа (ripa, “turnip”),
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsRipp
* As a German and Dutch surname, shortened from the personal name Rippert, composed of the old Germanic elements *rīkī (“powerful”) + *berht (“bright, famous”). * As an English surname, from Middle English rippe (“bank o
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsRisa
Borrowed from Japanese りさ (Risa).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRisan
From Serbo-Croatian Risan, from Latin Risinium (contraction of earlier Rhizinium), from Ancient Greek Ῥίζων (Rhízōn).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsRise
Variant spelling of Rice.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordRisen
Possibly a respelling of German Riesen.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRish
From Indo-Aryan.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRishi
From Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛṣi, “rishi, sage”), via New Indo-Aryan languages, such as Punjabi ਰਿਸ਼ੀ (riśī). Compare rishi.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsRisi
Borrowed from Italian Risi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRiso
* As an Italian surname, from a personal name said to be of Germanic origin, Oderisio. * As an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish surname, from riso (“laughter”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsRisse
Borrowed from German Risse.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRisso
Borrowed from Italian Risso; this surname is also well-attested in South America.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRita
From Romance (Italian Rita, Spanish Rita). A shortening of Italian Margherita, and Spanish Margarita, cognates of English Margaret. An Italian Saint Rita was canonized in 1900. The English name came into regular use in e
2 source sections · 5 relationship mentionsRitch
From Richard, and from rich as a nickname.
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