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ORIGINAL SPELLING VARIATIONS POSSIBLE MEANING
Rada Radica hyp. of Radmila
Radenka Radinka Cro. to work
Radimira Radimirka, Radomira, Radomirka Cro. to work peace
Radivoja Radivojka, Radojka Cro. to work peace
Radmila Radimila Cro. beloved work
Radovida - fem. of Radovid
Radovanka - fem. of Radovan
Rafaela Rafaila Heb. God heals
Rahela Rahila, Rahilija, Rakela, Rakelina, Rachel Heb. ewe, female sheep
Raifa - Arab/Tur. merciful
Raisa - Heb. rose; Slav. equivalent for Ruth
Rajana Rajena Cro. paradise (raj)
Rajmonda Rajmunda fem. of Rajmond
Ramana Romana see Romana
Ramona - Ger. female defender
Ranimira Ranimila Cro. early peace
Ranislava Ranisava Cro. early glory
Ranka Ranoranka Cro. she who wakes up early
Rasima Rasema Arab/Tur. female painter, female drawer
Rastislava Rastka Cro. growing glory
Ratiborka Ratibora Cro. war & battle
Ratka - Cro. war
Raula - fem. of Raul
Ravijojla Ravijojlja Cro/Slav. fairy from the folk poetry
Razvigorka - Old Slav. name of the unknown origin
Rea - Gr. flowing
Rebeka - Heb. she that mesmerizes with her beauty
Regina Regica, Rega lat. queen, empress
Reima - unknown origin
Remzija Remza Arab/Tur. allegoric, symbolic
Renata - Lat. newly born, reborn
Rezika Reza see Terezija
Rikarda - fem. of Rikard
Rina - hyp. of Katarina
Rita - Gr. pearl
Roberta - fem. of Robert
Roksana Rosana Gr. dawn, daybreak
Rolanda - fem. of Roland
Rozalija Rosalia, Rosalija, Rozalija, Rožalija Lat. holiday of roses
Rozalinda - Lat. like a rose
Rujana Rujna Cro. month of September (rujan)
Rusmira - fem. of Rusmir
Ruta Rut Heb. female friend, wonderful
Ruža Ružica Cro. rose

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