German Girl Names Starting With "R"

Authentic German feminine names beginning with the letter R.

Rachel

/RAH-KHEH-L/

Meaning: Ewe

Origin: German

modernelegant

Raffaela

/RAH-FFAH-EH-LAH/

Meaning: German feminine form of Raphael.

Origin: German

vintagestrong

Ragnhild

/RAH-GNHEE-LD/

Meaning: Advice, counsel

Origin: German

rarebadasspopular

Rahel

/RAH-HEH-L/

Meaning: Biblical Latin form of Rachel, as well as a German and Estonian form.

Origin: German

elegantrare

Raimunde

/RAH-EE-MOO-NDEH/

Meaning: German feminine form of Raymond.

Origin: German

badasstraditionalcool

Raphaela

/RAH-PHAH-EH-LAH/

Meaning: Feminine form of Raphael.

Origin: Greek

traditionalrarecool

Rathulfr

/RAH-TOO-LFR/

Meaning: Wolf

Origin: Greek

badassmodernstrong

Rebecca

/REH-BEH-CCAH/

Meaning: Join, tie, snare

Origin: German

coolmodern

Rebekka

/REH-BEH-KKAH/

Meaning: Form of Rebecca used in various languages.

Origin: German

elegantbeautifulclassic

Regina

/REH-GEE-NAH/

Meaning: Queen

Origin: German

traditionalstrong

Regine

/REH-GEE-NEH/

Meaning: German and Norwegian form of Regina.

Origin: German

natureclassic

Regula

/REH-GOO-LAH/

Meaning: Bar, rule

Origin: German

moderncoolbadass

Reinhild

/REYENHEE-LD/

Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision

Origin: German

populartraditionalrare

Reinhilde

/REYENHEE-LDEH/

Meaning: Variant of Reinhild

Origin: German

vintagetraditional

Renata

/REH-NAH-TAH/

Meaning: Feminine form of Renatus.

Origin: German

traditionalvintagecute

Renate

/REH-NAH-TEH/

Meaning: Reborn

Origin: German

elegantvintagenature

Ria

/REE-AH/

Meaning: Short form of Maria

Origin: Latin

raremodernelegant

Ricarda

/REE-CAH-RDAH/

Meaning: German, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Richard.

Origin: German

elegantmodern

Rike

/REE-KEH/

Meaning: Short form of Friederike

Origin: German

rareelegantbeautiful

Rita

/REE-TAH/

Meaning: Short form of Margherita

Origin: German

rareclassic

Romy

/ROH-MY/

Meaning: Dew of the sea, Roman

Origin: German

classicmodernpopular

Rosa

/ROH-SAH/

Meaning: Rose

Origin: German

traditionalbeautiful

Rosalia

/ROH-SAH-LEE-AH/

Meaning: Rose

Origin: Latin

traditionalstrongpopular

Rosalie

/ROH-SAH-LEE/

Meaning: French, German and Dutch form of Rosalia.

Origin: German

rarebeautiful

Rosalind

/ROH-SAH-LEE-ND/

Meaning: Beautiful rose

Origin: German

badasstraditional

Rosalinde

/ROH-SAH-LEE-NDEH/

Meaning: German form of Rosalind.

Origin: German

beautifulcutetraditional

Rose

/ROH-SEH/

Meaning: Famous type

Origin: German

Famous Namesakes:
  • Titanic (1997 film) - Titanic is a 1997 American epic historical romance film written and directed by James Cameron. Incorporating both historical and fictional aspects, it is based on accounts of the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912.
  • Axl Rose - W. Axl Rose ( AK-səl; born William Bruce Rose Jr., February 6, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. He has been the band's only constant member since its formation in 1985.
  • Heath Ledger - Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor. Known for his versatility across independent and major studio films, his work consisted of 20 films in a variety of genres.
classicelegantnature

Rosemarie

/ROH-SEH-MAH-REE/

Meaning: Dew of the sea, rose and beloved

Origin: German

popularvintage

Rosemary

/ROH-SEH-MAH-RY/

Meaning: Dew of the sea

Origin: German

classicstrongrare

Rosi

/ROH-SEE/

Meaning: Diminutive of Rosa 1, Rosalie and other names beginning with Ros.

Origin: German

Famous Namesakes:
  • Rosi Mittermaier - Rosa Anna Katharina Mittermaier-Neureuther (German: [ˈʁozi ˈmɪtɐˌmaɪ̯ɐ] ; née Mittermaier; 5 August 1950 – 4 January 2023) was a German alpine skier. She was the overall World Cup champion in 1976 and a double gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
  • Francesco Rosi - Francesco Rosi (Italian: [franˈtʃesko ˈrɔːzi]; 15 November 1922 – 10 January 2015) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. His film The Mattei Affair won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.
vintagemoderntraditional

Rosmarie

/ROH-SMAH-REE/

Meaning: Variant of Rosemarie

Origin: German

vintagetraditional

Roswitha

/ROH-SVEE-TAH/

Meaning: Fame

Origin: Greek

traditionalbeautiful

Roza

/ROH-TSAH/

Meaning: Noble, graceful

Origin: German

elegantcool

Rudiger

/ROO-DEE-GEH-R/

Meaning: Spear

Origin: German

badasscoolpopular

Rudolfine

/ROO-DOH-LFEE-NEH/

Meaning: Feminine form of Rudolf.

Origin: German

cutevintage

Ruth

/ROO-T/

Meaning: Female friend

Origin: Greek

traditionalrare