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Which girl name beginning with R do you like best?

187 replies

Darkmoon6389 · 15/09/2022 15:56

Rachael
Rosie
Ria
Raya
Ruby
Raven
Roxy
Rhianna
Baby girl due soon we are stuck on these names to give her for a first name. We want one starting with the letter R. Which one of these names do you like best? If there are other name suggestions that begin with R that would be helpful. Thanks

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FatGirlSwim · 18/04/2023 14:01

Out of the ones you suggested, the only one I like is Rosie

Rowena
Romilly
Ruth
Romy
Rowan
Rosaline

Theoldwoman · 18/04/2023 13:50

From your list Ruby, but my favourite is Rhiannon.

KirstenBlest · 18/04/2023 13:47

@Coodwut , you could have called him René.

Coodwut · 18/04/2023 13:44

I wanted to use Renee but had a boy

MargauxM · 18/04/2023 13:41

Lots of lovely names there, I have always been fond of Rachel/ Rachael. Some other R names I think are good:

Romy
Raphaelle/ Raphaela
Rose
Renata
Ruth

KirstenBlest · 18/04/2023 13:19

Rachael - like
Rosie - like but a bit twee
Ria - ok but Mia is so overused. Rita is more punchy
Raya - nothingy
Ruby - ok
Raven - raving
Roxy - awful
Rhianna - made up from Rhian + Anna. Will be written as Rihanna. Rhian doesn't start with R

Suggestions:
Ruth
Rita
Renee
Reeva
Rebecca
Ramona
Renata
Raheela
Roshni
Roisin
Rosaria
Rosina
Roya
Rosalind
Rosa
Rowan
Rona
Rhona
Rhoda
Rowena
Rowella
Raisa
Rafaela
Roberta
Robina

StoatofDisarray · 18/04/2023 12:21

Rachel.

knackeredagain · 18/04/2023 12:07

Rachel with just one A

WildCherryBlossom · 18/04/2023 11:42

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newtb · 18/04/2023 10:19

Rozanne

UsernameIsHarderThanBabyName · 18/04/2023 09:46

From your list, maybe Rachel

I love Ruth, Rita & Rose

WildCherryBlossom · 18/04/2023 09:17

Ghost thread - this baby is almost certainly named by now Grin

WishIwasElsa · 18/04/2023 06:47

I like Robyn someone else suggested

fantasmasgoria1 · 18/04/2023 06:45

Raven and ruby

RobertaTheRotund · 18/04/2023 06:44

R names are lovely (ahem...looks at own username)

My favourites are;

Rachel
Rebecca
Robyn
Romilly

Rachaelrachael · 18/04/2023 06:35

100% Rachael 😄
Agree with the other posters though, everyone spells my name wrong

Flidina · 18/04/2023 06:29

I like Ruby and Rose, or how about Roma?

Gistbury · 18/04/2023 06:27

I like Rosen

user1492757084 · 18/04/2023 06:26

R names for baby girl ...
Rose
Rowena
Rachael
Rebecca
Rosemary
Raphaella
Robin

Fushia123 · 17/04/2023 23:47

I love Rebecca - my daughter’s name.
Also, Ruth - my sister’s name.

I’ve taught hundreds of primary aged children. Every Rebecca has been just delightful - funny and caring.

soulinablackberrypie · 17/04/2023 23:30

I like Rachael from your list but would probably spell it Rachel as everyone will assume it's spelt that way anyway.

Rosie is OK, but I like Rosalie better and would possibly go for Rosalie with the option of shortening to Rosie. Kind of like Rosalind and Rosamund too, but not as much as Rosalie (and the actual meanings have nothing to do with roses!)

I love Ruth and quite like Rebecca.

Kind of like Romy and it could be short for Romilly.

33goingon64 · 17/04/2023 23:19

Rosa

Would have been DS1 or DS2 if either had been a girl (obviously not both!)

Zola1 · 17/04/2023 21:54

Lots of people saying Rowena which to me is a Nanas name but not the pretty kind!

Zola1 · 17/04/2023 21:50

Rosa, Rose, Rosie are all nice
Loads of them sound very 90s..hate Rachel or Rebecca I'm 31 and they sound like my classmates. Ruby is very over done.

I really like Remi, Romy, Roma, Romany, Romalie, Ruiari/Rory, Reeva, River
(Reeva and River are faves)

Enko · 17/04/2023 21:43

Rowena
Raine
Ramona

First 2 were on our short list's dh said no to no3 but I love it