Rubab

Rubab رباب is an Arabic female name which also refers to a type of lute-like musical instrument. It is one of the musical instruments in Afghanistan and is also a popular instrument in Pakistan and northern India. Origin: Arabic Meaning: the name of a type of lute-like musical instrument Usage: Arabic Variants:

Richmal

Richmal is an English female name which seems to have originated in the early eighteenth century, primarily in Bury, Lancashire, though the exact origin and meaning behind the name is uncertain. It could be a combination of Richard and Mall or Mally, the later a variant of Molly, itself a diminutive of Mary which ultimately…

Rawdah

Rawdah روضة is an Arabic female name meaning “meadow, garden”; it’s also been adopted as an Arabic word meaning “kindergarten”. Rawdah is also the name of several places across the Middle East. Origin: Arabic Meaning: “meadow, garden”; also means “kindergarten” Usage: Arabic Variants:

Rafif

Rafif رفيف is an Arabic female name meaning “iris”, as in the flower. I’ve also seen other meaning attributed to it such as “light”, “gleam, shine”, “dew”, “roof”, “spread the wings” or “the noise of wings (a bird makes)”, “be serviceable in everything”, or “shelf”. Most likely it all derives from Arabic root word raff…

Ramona

Ramona is the feminine form of Ramón, the Spanish form of Raymond, composed of Proto-Germanic *raginą (advice, counsel, decision) and *mundō (protection, although it eventually meant “hand” before eventually coming to mean “protection”) so the name essentially means “advice protector” or “counsel protection”. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “advice protector” or “counsel protection” Usage: Spanish, Romanian, English…

Rook

Rook is the name of a bird in the corvid family, Corvus frugilegus. It comes from Old English hrōc (rook) < Proto-Germanic (rook, crow) which ultimately derives from a PIE root word. The English surname Rook came about as a nickname for someone who had dark hair or a dark complexion or for someone who…

Razia

Razia رضیہ is an Urdu and Bengali female name derived from Arabic raḍiyya رضية “satisfied, pleased, content”. Razia Sultana was the name of the first female Muslim ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. Razia is also a surname originating from the given name. Razia is also an Indonesian and Portuguese word meaning “raid” borrowed from French…

Roydon

Roydon comes from an English surname, originating as a locational name for someone who came from a town called Roydon. It’s made up of Old English ryge (rye) and dun (hill), the name essentially meaning “rye hill”. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “rye hill” Usage: English Variants:

Ruwa

Ruwa رواء is an Arabic female name meaning “beauty”. Ruwa could also be used as a Japanese female name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used such as: Ru wa There are likely other meanings depending on the kanji used. Written in hiragana it’s るわ. Origin: Arabic, Japanese Meaning: “beauty”; various depending…

Rumina

Rumina is a female given name with quite a few etymologies behind it: Rumina is also a Japanese female name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: Ru mi na There are other meanings depending on the kanji used. Written in hiragana it’s るみな. Rumina رومینا is also an Urdu female name…

Rawan

Rawan روان is an Arabic unisex name which means “fluid; flowing; fluent” as in water, and “soul; spirit”, which derives from a Persian word and origin. Origin: Persian Meaning: “fluid; flowing; fluent” and “soul; spirit” Usage: Arabic

Ružena

Ružena is a Slovak female name derived from ruža meaning “rose” via Proto-Slavic *roďa (rose) via Ancient Greek rhodon (rose), a word which comes from an uncertain borrowing. It’s ultimately believed to be derived from Old Persian *vr̥da-(flower) though it may be derived from a Thracian source since the rose was native to Thrace. Origin: uncertain, possibly either from…

Rosalba

Rosalba comes from an Italian female name which comes from Latin rosa alba meaning “white rose”. Rosa is the Latin word for “rose” which may be derived from Ancient Greek rhodon (rose), itself of uncertain etymology, though it’s been linked to an old Persian root word meaning “flower”, or perhaps from a Thracian origin. Alba…

Roula

Roula رولا is an Arabic female name which seems to derive from the name of an ancient Arab tribe. I couldn’t find a meaning behind the name. Roula is also a Greek female name, a shortened form of names ending in -roula such as Stavroula (the feminine form of Stavros meaning “cross”), Petroula (the feminine…