Dog Names That Start With R

Ricky

Diminutive of Richard

Rico

Short form of Ricardo, Enrico and other names ending in rico

Ricoso

Ricy

Riddick

Derived from the name of a fictional character, Riddick, known for being a strong and resourceful survivor.

Rider

English occupational word for one who rides a horse, from the verb ride

Ridley

From an English surname, from Old English place names meaning "reed clearing" or "stripped clearing".

Riecko

Rieke

Rieno

Riff

English word for a short, repeated musical figure

Rifke

A variant of the Hebrew name Rivka, meaning 'to tie' or 'to bind'.

Rigby

A place name derived from Old Norse, meaning 'ruler's estate'

Rigel

A star in the constellation Orion, representing the 'foot' of the hunter.

Rigg

Scottish and northern english word for "ridge"

Riggins

An English surname; recorded as a rare American given name

Riggs

An English surname

Rigo

Slovak, derived from Hungarian rigo

Rik

A variant of the name Richard, meaning 'powerful leader'

Rika

A common name in Japanese, often associated with a 'child of truth' or 'jasmine'

Rike

German short form of friederike, henrike and other names ending in rike

Riker

A German name meaning 'rich', 'powerful'

Riko

A variation of the name 'Rika', which means 'child of the ruler' in Japanese.

Rikor

Riley

From an Irish surname, or an English place name meaning "rye clearing"

Rilka

Rimma

Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian feminine name of uncertain meaning

Rin

From Japanese 凛 (rin), meaning "dignified, severe, cold", or other kanji pronounced the same way.

Rin Tin Tin

Rina

Short form of names ending in -rina; also Hebrew "joy, singing" and Sanskrit "melted"

Rinda

A given name recorded in Popular Culture, Korean and Japanese use; also a Karelian word from Proto-Finnic *rinta

Rindo

Ringo

A given name recorded in Japanese (feminine) and English (masculine, feminine)

Rini

A diminutive of Marinus, Marina or Catharina

Rinka

A name derived from Japanese that can mean 'dance flower' or 'bell flower'

Rino

Short form of names ending in rino

Rintintin

A name given to a German Shepherd film star and later dogs of the same line

Rinty

A nickname for the German Shepherd film star Rin Tin Tin

Rio

The Spanish and Portuguese word for "river"

Riolu

A Pokémon species introduced in generation IV

Rion

Not documented as having a meaning in the sources checked

Riordan

From irish Ó Ríordáin, from rí "king" and bard "poet": royal poet

Ripken

A surname; also recorded as a given name in American (user-submitted)

Ripley

From the Old English meaning 'strip of land where the copycat lives'.

Ripple

Riri

Riro

Recorded as a masculine given name in Rapa Nui

Risa

Laughter in Spanish and a name that evokes joy.

Ritchie

Variant of Richie, from Richard

Ritchy

Ritmo

Italian and Spanish word for "rhythm"

Ritz

Ritzy

From the Ritz hotels, from hotel founder César Ritz, a surname from southern Switzerland

River

From the English word for a flowing body of water, ultimately from Latin ripa, riverbank

Rivera

Recorded as a given name in American English, used for both girls and boys

Rixi

Rizz

Internet slang meaning style, charm, or attractiveness

Rizzi

An Italian surname

Rizzo

Recorded as a given name in modern English, used for both boys and girls

Rizzy

Roadie

English informal word for a member of a band's road crew

Roald

Modern form of the Old Norse name Hróaldr, from elements meaning "praise, fame" and "ruler"

Roamer

Recorded as a given name in American English, in archaic use

Roan

A short form of names beginning with the Old German element hraban, meaning "raven"

Roark

A variant of the Gaelic name Ruarc, meaning 'red king'

Roary

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Rob

Derived from the Old German name Robert, meaning 'bright fame'

Robb

A Scottish surname formed as a short form of Robert

Robbi

Derived from Robert, meaning 'bright fame'

Robbie

Diminutive of Robert or Roberta

Robbin

A variant of Robin, which comes from Robert

Robby

A diminutive of Robert

Roberta

Feminine form of Robert, from Germanic *hrod "famous" and *berht "bright"

Roberto

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Robert, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz.

Robin

Medieval english diminutive of Robert, now usually an independent name

Robina

Feminine form of Robin

Roby

A medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert

Roc

A mythical bird of enormous size and strength

Roca

Romanian surname borrowed from Hungarian Róka, from róka, 'fox'.

Roccia

Rocco

From a Germanic name, possibly from hruoh, "crow, rook"

Roccos

Rochelle

From the French city La Rochelle, meaning "little rock"

Rochi

Recorded as a feminine given name in Hebrew

Rock

Recorded as a masculine given name in English

Rocket

English word for an elongated flying vehicle propelled by a rocket engine

Rocki

Recorded as a given name in English (modern, rare)

Rocko

Derived from the word rock or rocky

Rockwell

An English masculine given name

Rocky

Diminutive of Rocco and other names beginning with a similar sound, or a nickname for a tough person

Rocky Balboa

Rocky is derived from the Old English word 'rocc', meaning 'rocky' or 'restful'. Balboa is of Spanish origin, referring to 'beautiful viewpoint'.

Roco

Recorded as a masculine given name in Spanish and Venetian

Rodan

Recorded as a given name in Czech, where it is masculine

Rodel

Recorded as a masculine given name in Filipino

Rodi

A given name recorded in Karelian, Kurdish and Greek; also the Italian name for Rhodes.

Rodney

From an Old English place name meaning "Hroda's island"

Rodolfo

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Rudolf, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz, "glorious wolf".

Rogan

Red-haired or a variant of the name 'Rogan', meaning 'little redhead'

Roger

From the Germanic Hrodger, "famous spear"

Rogue

English word for a person or entity that flouts accepted norms of behaviour