| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|
| Prescott | Residence Name | Male | English |
| Preston | dweller at the church, priest's settlement | Male | English |
| Priest | | Male | |
| Professor | | Male | |
| Purl | | Unisex | Hebrew |
| Quentin | Fifth.
| Male | Latin |
| Randy | Diminutive of Randolph. House wolf: protector. Mythological wolf was esteemed for courage.
| Male | English |
| Raoul | Form of Ralph wolf counsel.
| Male | |
| Rauch | | Unisex | |
| Ray | kingly | Male | English |
| Reggie | counsel power | Male | English |
| Remy | Brand of French cognac | Male | |
| Reuben | Behold a son | Male | Hebrew |
| Reverend | Form of address for Christian clerics. | Unisex | |
| Rice | | Unisex | |
| Richard | powerful ruler; brave one | Male | |
| Rick | aka Richard, Dick and Little Man | Male | English |
| Rico | aka Jerico | Male | Spanish |
| Robbie | Abbreviation of Robert Famed: bright: shining.
| Male | |
| Robert | Famed: bright: shining. 14th-century King Robert the Bruce. Robert Burns the poet.
| Male | English |
| Rocky | rest | Male | English |
| Roger | famous spearman, quiet | Male | |
| Roman | citizen of Rome | Male | Latin |
| Romeo | pilgrim to Rome | Male | Italian |
| Ronnie | Victorious | Unisex | English |