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

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Raffael

/RAH-FFAH-EH-L/

Meaning: Variant of Raphael

Origin: German

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Ragnvaldr

/RAH-GNFAH-LDR/

Meaning: Advice, counsel

Origin: German

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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

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Ralf

/RAH-LF/

Meaning: Counsel wolf

Origin: German

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Ralph

/RAH-LPH/

Meaning: Counsel wolf

Origin: Greek

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Raphael

/RAH-PHAH-EH-L/

Meaning: God heals

Origin: Greek

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Rathulfr

/RAH-TOO-LFR/

Meaning: Wolf

Origin: Greek

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Raymond

/RAH-YMOH-ND/

Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision

Origin: German

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Rayner

/RAH-YNEH-R/

Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision

Origin: German

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Reimund

/REYEMOO-ND/

Meaning: German form of Raymond.

Origin: German

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Reiner

/REYENEH-R/

Meaning: Counsel army

Origin: German

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Reinfried

/REYENFREED/

Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision

Origin: German

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Reinhard

/REYENHAH-RD/

Meaning: Brave counsel

Origin: German

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Reinhardt

/REYENHAH-RDT/

Meaning: German variant form of Reynard.

Origin: German

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Reinhold

/REYENHOH-LD/

Meaning: German form of Reynold.

Origin: German

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Renatus

/REH-NAH-TOO-S/

Meaning: Born again

Origin: Latin

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Rene

/REH-NEH/

Meaning: English form of René or Renée.

Origin: German

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Reto

/REH-TOH/

Meaning: Of Rhaetia

Origin: German

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Reuben

/ROYBEH-N/

Meaning: Behold, a son

Origin: German

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Reynard

/REH-YNAH-RD/

Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision

Origin: German

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Reynold

/REH-YNOH-LD/

Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision

Origin: German

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Richard

/REE-KHAH-RD/

Meaning: Brave ruler

Origin: German

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Rigobert

/REE-GOH-BEH-RT/

Meaning: Ruler, king

Origin: German

Famous Namesakes:
  • Rigobert Song - Rigobert Song Bahanag (born 1 July 1976) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who is the manager of the Central African Republic national team. Known for his defensive skills, Song usually played as a centre-back, but could also operate at right-back.
  • Rigobert Bonne - Rigobert Bonne (6 October 1727 – 2 September 1794) was a French cartographer, widely considered to be one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. In 1773 Bonne succeeded Jacques Nicolas Bellin as Royal Cartographer to France in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depôt de la Marine.
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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

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Rochus

/ROH-KHOO-S/

Meaning: Latinized form of Rocco, used in occasionally German and Dutch.

Origin: Latin

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Rodolf

/ROH-DOH-LF/

Meaning: German form of Rudolf.

Origin: German

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Roger

/ROH-GEH-R/

Meaning: Famous spear

Origin: German

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Roland

/ROH-LAH-ND/

Meaning: Famous land

Origin: German

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Rolf

/ROH-LF/

Meaning: The Normans introduced this name to England but it soon became rare.

Origin: German

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Roman

/ROH-MAH-N/

Meaning: Roman

Origin: German

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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

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Ruben

/ROO-BEH-N/

Meaning: Form of Reuben in several languages.

Origin: German

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Rudi

/ROO-DEE/

Meaning: Diminutive of Rudolf.

Origin: German

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Rudiger

/ROO-DEE-GEH-R/

Meaning: Spear

Origin: German

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Rudolf

/ROO-DOH-LF/

Meaning: Famous wolf

Origin: German

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Ruedi

/ROO-EH-DEE/

Meaning: Swiss diminutive of Rudolf.

Origin: German

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Rupert

/ROO-PEH-RT/

Meaning: German variant form of Robert, from the Old German variant Hrodperht.

Origin: German

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Ruprecht

/ROO-PREH-KHT/

Meaning: Bright fame

Origin: German

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