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American Cat Names, Names of American Origin Starting With R

These are american cat names that start with the letter R. Use the alphabet bar to switch to a different starting letter, or view all american cat names.

NameMeaningGenderOrigin
Rachel from the TV sitcom Friends Female
Raegan Spiritual strength. Female Spelling
Rafael God has healed. Male Spanish
Ramiro Judicious Male Portuguese
Ramon Form of Raymond Guards wisely. Male Catalan
Randall Variants of Randolph Wolf's shield. Surname. Male English
Randy Diminutive of Randolph. House wolf: protector. Mythological wolf was esteemed... Male English
Raphael God's healer Male
Raquel Innocent Female Spanish
Raul Form of Ralph wolf counsel. Male Spanish
Raven Dark haired or wise Female Word
Ray kingly Male English
Raymond Guards wisely. Male
Rayne Strong Counselor. From The Ancient Personal Name Ragnar. Unisex
Reagan little king Female Irish
Rebecca bound, tied Female
Rebekah Hebrew, servant of God Female Spelling
Reese ardor Female Welsh
Regan little king Female Irish
Regina Queen Female Latin
Reginald powerful one Male English
Remington from the raven's home Male English
Remy Brand of French cognac Male
Renata reborn Female Latin
Renee reborn Female
Reuben Behold a son Male
Rex after the Rex Banner character in The Simpsons cartoons Male Latin
Rey King Male Spanish
Reyna Peaceful, Queen Unisex Spanish
Rhett Enthusiastic, stream. Male English
Rhys ardor Male Welsh
Ricardo dominant ruler Male Portuguese
Richard powerful ruler; brave one Male
Ricky dominant or peaceful ruler Male English
Rihanna sweet basil Female Arabic
Riley courageous Female Irish
River River Male
Robert Famed: bright: shining. 14th-century King Robert the Bruce. Robert Burns the... Male English
Rocco rest Male Italian
Rodney after the character in the british sitcom Only Fools And Horses Male English
Rodrigo famous ruler Male Spanish
Roger famous spearman, quiet Male
Roland from the famous land Male
Roman citizen of Rome Male Latin
Romeo pilgrim to Rome Male Italian
Ronan a pledge Male Irish
Ronin Samurai without a master Unisex
Ronnie Victorious Unisex English
Rory aka Rors Male Irish
Rosalie rose Female

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