River Name Meaning

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River Name Meaning

English (Modern)From the English word that denotes a flowing body of water. The word is ultimately derived (via Old French) from Latin ripa "riverbank".

Origin: EnglishGender: Boy
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1 Ramirus
2 Romolo
3 Ragnarr
4 Reese
5 Renzo
6 Reynaud
7 Ramūnas
8 Rinaldo
9 Romano
10 Ronaldo
11 Ranj
12 Radmilo
13 Raanan
14 Riaz
15 Reilly
16 Reinier
17 Rolf
18 Rikard
19 Roc
20 Renaud
21 Rei̇s
22 Ricki
23 Radovan
24 Rogelio
25 Reza
26 Rohit
27 Rolph
28 Randal
29 Refilwe
30 Riva
31 Rihards
32 Rorie
33 Raguel
34 Ralf
35 Remao
36 Regulus
37 Redmund
38 Ranko
39 Rahul
40 Remo
41 Rajeev
42 Rino
43 Rex
44 Recep
45 Ranulf
46 Radúz
47 Rakesh
48 Raul
49 Rajiv
50 Radulf
51 Roddy
52 Raz
53 Ramaz
54 Rafa
55 Rahat
56 Rodge
57 Rob
58 Rickey
59 Rashnu
60 Rashawn
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