Croatian Female (Girls) Names: R
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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
Explanation of abbreviations
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By
their noses shall they be recognized
Lidija
Sambunjak
professional
genealogist
People who want their family
trees to be researched come from all around the world and its no wonder
every one of them is different. But as special as family Sadar was, none were
before them. (11 Oct 2011)