| Person's Name | Language | Explanation |
| Raisa | Jewish | Means "rose" in Yiddish. |
| Rajiv | Indian | Means "striped" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a kind of fish and of the blue lotus. |
| Ran | Japanese | Means "water lily" in Japanese. The water lily symbolizes purity in Japan. |
| Ren | Japanese | Means "water lily" in Japanese. |
| Rhoda | Biblical, English | Derived from Greek rhodon meaning "rose". In the New Testament this name is borne by a maid in the house of Mary the mother of John Mark. |
| Rhosyn | Welsh | Means "rose" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name. |
| Romey | English | Pet form of ROSEMARY |
| Romy | German, English | Pet form of ROSEMARY |
| Roosevelt | English | From a Dutch surname meaning "rose field". This name is often given in honour of American presidents Theodore Roosevelt or Franklin D. Roosevelt. |
| Rosa | Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian | Medieval name meaning "rose" in Latin. |
| Rosabella | Italian | Means "beautiful rose" from Italian rosa "rose" and bella "beautiful". |
| Rosalba | Italian | Recently created name meaning "white rose" from Latin rosa "rose" and alba "white". |
| Rosalia | Italian | Late Latin name derived from rosa "rose". This was the name of a 12th-century Sicilian saint. |
| Rosalind | English | Means "soft horse", derived from the Germanic elements hros "horse" and linde "soft, tender". This name was brought to England by the Normans. It was subsequently influenced by the Latin phrase rosa linda "beautiful rose". This is the name of the heroine in Shakespeare´s comedy ´As You Like It´. |
| Rosamund | English | Means "horse protection" from Germanic hros "horse" and mund "protection". The Normans introduced this name to England. It was subsequently influenced by the Latin phrase rosa munda "pure rose". This was the name of the mistress of Henry II, the king of England in the 12th century. She was possibly murdered by his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine. |
| Rosangela | Italian | Combination of ROSA and ANGELA |
| Rosanna | English, Italian | Combination of ROSE or ROSA and ANNA |
| Rosanne | English | Combination of ROSE and ANNE influenced by the name ROXANNE. |
| Rose | English, French | Means simply "rose" from the word for the fragrant flower. From the name of the shrub with purple or white flowers. |
| Rosella | Italian | Italian pet form of ROSA |
| Roselle | French | French pet form of ROSA |
| Rosemarie | German, Scandinavian | Combination of ROSE and MARIE |
| Rosemary | English | Combination of ROSE and MARY. This name can also be given in reference to the herb, which gets its name from Latin ros marinus meaning "dew of the sea". |
| Rosetta | Italian | Italian pet form of ROSA |
| Rosette | French | French pet form of ROSA |
| Rosie | English | Pet form of ROSE |
| Rosina | Italian | Italian pet form of ROSA. This is the name of a character in Rossini´s opera ´The Barber of Seville´. |
| Rosine | French | French pet form of ROSA |
| Rosita | Spanish | Spanish pet form of ROSA |
| Rosy | English | Pet form of ROSE |
| Roza | Russian, Slovene | Means "rose" in Russian or Slovene. |
| Roze | Lithuanian | Means "rose" in Lithuanian. |
| Róis | Irish | Irish cognate of ROSE |
| Róza | Polish | Means "rose" in Polish. |
| Rózsa | Hungarian | Means "rose" in Hungarian. |
| Sources: Compilation from Behind the Name website. |
