| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|
| River | | Male | |
| Rivka | Captivating
| Female | Hebrew |
| Robert | Famed: bright: shining. 14th-century King Robert the Bruce. Robert Burns the poet.
| Male | English |
| Robin | Famed: bright: shining Form of Robert popular since the medieval days of Robin Hood. Robinson: (English) Son of Robert Famed: bright: shining. Surname.
| Male | |
| Robyn | | Unisex | |
| Rodney | after the character in the british sitcom Only Fools And Horses | Male | English |
| Roger | famous spearman, quiet | Male | |
| Roland | from the famous land | Male | |
| Rolf | Fame, Wolf | Unisex | German |
| Ronan | a pledge | Male | Irish |
| Rory | aka Rors | Male | Irish |
| Rosalie | rose | Female | |
| Rose | Flower
| Female | Latin |
| Rosemary | the rosemary plant | Female | Latin |
| Rowan | red-haired; rugged | Male | Scottish |
| Rowdy | A rough disorderly person. | Male | American |
| Roxanne | Dawn
| Female | Persian |
| Roy | regal one, Red haired | Male | |
| Ruby | Jewel
| Female | Latin |
| Rudolf | | Unisex | |
| Rudolph | wolf | Male | |
| Rue | Bitter, Medicinal Plant | Male | English |
| Rupert | middle name: Biggles | Male | |
| Rusty | Covered in rust - a brownish red colour. | Unisex | |
| Ryder | cavalryman, messenger | Male | British |