German Boy Names Starting With "R"
Authentic German masculine names beginning with the letter R.
Rafael
/RAH-FAH-EH-L/Meaning: Form of Raphael in various languages.
Origin: German
Raffael
/RAH-FFAH-EH-L/Meaning: Variant of Raphael
Origin: German
Ragnvaldr
/RAH-GNFAH-LDR/Meaning: Advice, counsel
Origin: German
Raimund
/RAH-EE-MOO-ND/Meaning: German form of Raymond.
Origin: German
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Rainer
/RAH-EE-NEH-R/Meaning: Counsel army
Origin: German
Ralf
/RAH-LF/Meaning: Counsel wolf
Origin: German
Ralph
/RAH-LPH/Meaning: Counsel wolf
Origin: Greek
Raphael
/RAH-PHAH-EH-L/Meaning: God heals
Origin: Greek
Rathulfr
/RAH-TOO-LFR/Meaning: Wolf
Origin: Greek
Raymond
/RAH-YMOH-ND/Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision
Origin: German
Rayner
/RAH-YNEH-R/Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision
Origin: German
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Reimund
/REYEMOO-ND/Meaning: German form of Raymond.
Origin: German
Reiner
/REYENEH-R/Meaning: Counsel army
Origin: German
Reinfried
/REYENFREED/Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision
Origin: German
Reinhard
/REYENHAH-RD/Meaning: Brave counsel
Origin: German
Reinhardt
/REYENHAH-RDT/Meaning: German variant form of Reynard.
Origin: German
Reinhold
/REYENHOH-LD/Meaning: German form of Reynold.
Origin: German
Renatus
/REH-NAH-TOO-S/Meaning: Born again
Origin: Latin
Rene
/REH-NEH/Meaning: English form of René or Renée.
Origin: German
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Reto
/REH-TOH/Meaning: Of Rhaetia
Origin: German
Reuben
/ROYBEH-N/Meaning: Behold, a son
Origin: German
Reynard
/REH-YNAH-RD/Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision
Origin: German
Reynold
/REH-YNOH-LD/Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision
Origin: German
Richard
/REE-KHAH-RD/Meaning: Brave ruler
Origin: German
Rigobert
/REE-GOH-BEH-RT/Meaning: Ruler, king
Origin: German
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Robert
/ROH-BEH-RT/Meaning: Bright fame
Origin: German
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Rocco
/ROH-CCOH/Meaning: Crow, rook
Origin: German
Rochus
/ROH-KHOO-S/Meaning: Latinized form of Rocco, used in occasionally German and Dutch.
Origin: Latin
Rodolf
/ROH-DOH-LF/Meaning: German form of Rudolf.
Origin: German
Roger
/ROH-GEH-R/Meaning: Famous spear
Origin: German
Roland
/ROH-LAH-ND/Meaning: Famous land
Origin: German
Rolf
/ROH-LF/Meaning: The Normans introduced this name to England but it soon became rare.
Origin: German
Roman
/ROH-MAH-N/Meaning: Roman
Origin: German
Romulus
/ROH-MOO-LOO-S/Meaning: From Roma, the Latin name of the city of Rome, combined with a diminutive suffix.
Origin: Latin
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Ronald
/ROH-NAH-LD/Meaning: Scottish form of Ragnvaldr, a name introduced to Britain by Scandinavian settlers and invaders [1].
Origin: German
Ruben
/ROO-BEH-N/Meaning: Form of Reuben in several languages.
Origin: German
Rudi
/ROO-DEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Rudolf.
Origin: German
Rudiger
/ROO-DEE-GEH-R/Meaning: Spear
Origin: German
Rudolf
/ROO-DOH-LF/Meaning: Famous wolf
Origin: German
Ruedi
/ROO-EH-DEE/Meaning: Swiss diminutive of Rudolf.
Origin: German
Rupert
/ROO-PEH-RT/Meaning: German variant form of Robert, from the Old German variant Hrodperht.
Origin: German
Ruprecht
/ROO-PREH-KHT/Meaning: Bright fame
Origin: German