Names I Would Actually Use

• Rebekah: from Rivqah which possibly means 'a snare' in Hebrew or perhaps derived from an Aramaic name.
• Rhiannon: Rderived from the old Celtic name Rigantona meaning 'great queen'.
• Rivka: is the Hebrew form of Rebecca; from Rivqah which possibly means 'a snare' in Hebrew or perhaps derived from an Aramaic name.
• Rosalie: means 'kind of fame'. A longer version of the full name Rose which originated from a Norman form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements hrod 'fame' and heid 'kind, sort, type'. It is also associated with the fragrant flower rose which is derived from late Latin rosa 'rose'.
  • Favorite Combo: Rosalie Claire.
• Rose: a flower name which means 'kind of fame'. Originating from a Norman form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements hrod 'fame' and heid 'kind, sort, type'. It was introduced in England in the forms Roese and Rohese. It is also associated with the word for the fragrant flower rose which is derived from Latin rosa.
• Rowena: the feminine form of Rowan which is from an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Ruadháin meaning 'descendent of Ruadhán'; Gaelic byname meaning 'red', often a nickname for one with red hair. This name can also be given in reference to the rowan tree.
• Ruby: is a gemstone name meaning 'ruby' - it's from the name of the precious stone which derives from Latin ruber meaning 'red'; it's the birthstone of July.

Guilty Pleasure

• Raewyn: alternate spelling of Raven; from the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English hræfn. It is also associated with the Norse god Odin.
• Remington: a surname name; derived from the place name Rimington, from the Old English riming 'boundary stream' and tun 'settlement'.
• Rheagan: a surname name; originally an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Ríagáin meaning 'descendent of Riagán' which is possibly derived from ríodhgach meaning 'impulsive'.
• Riley: a surname name; derived from two distinct sources. As an Irish surname it is a variant of Reilly which is derived from the given name Raghailleach which meaning is unknown. As an English surname it is derived from a place name meaning 'rye clearing' in Old English.
• Ripley: a surname and city name; from a surname which originally came from a place name that meant 'strip clearing' in Old English.
• Romy: a diminuative of Rosemarie and Rosemary; combination names of Rose and Marie/Mary.
  • Marie, Mary: meaning is not known for certain; possibly means 'sea of bitterness', 'rebelliousness', and/or 'wished for child'. However it was most likely originally an Egyptian name, perhaps derived in part from mry 'beloved' or mr 'love'.
  • Rose: a flower name which means 'kind of fame'. Originating from a Norman form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements hrod 'fame' and heid 'kind, sort, type'. It was introduced in England in the forms Roese and Rohese. It is also associated with the word for the fragrant flower rose which is derived from Latin rosa.