Neutral names starting with R: Difference between revisions

'''Rayan''' or '''Rayyan''' (ريّان). Arabic. A given name, and the name of one of the gates of Paradise in Islam. Meaning "Watered, luxuriant" in Arabic.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/rayan [https://web.archive.org/web/20230406184527/https://www.behindthename.com/name/rayan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/rayyan [https://web.archive.org/web/20230406020730/https://www.behindthename.com/name/rayyan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 293 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 85% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RA/RAYAN/index.html</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, Muslim, two syllables, water

'''Reagan'''. English. This became a given name in the 1970s, before Ronald Reagan was president of the US. Then the given name largely disappeared from popularity during his term. It became popular as a given name just after his term ended. The Reagan administration's inaction against the contemporary AIDS epidemic has been condemned as an intentional act of genocide against LGBT people, who were affected by it the most.<ref name="Francis">{{cite journal |last1=Francis |first1=Donald P |title=Deadly AIDS policy failure by the highest levels of the US government: A personal look back 30 years later for lessons to respond better to future epidemics |journal=Journal of Public Health Policy |date=August 1, 2012 |volume=33 |issue=3 |pages=290–300 |doi=10.1057/jphp.2012.14 |pmid=22895498 |s2cid=205127920 |language=en |issn=1745-655X}}</ref><ref name="Arno">{{cite journal |last1=Arno |first1=PS |last2=Feiden |first2=K |title=Ignoring the epidemic. How the Reagan administration failed on AIDS. |journal=Health PAC Bulletin |date=December 1986 |volume=17 |issue=2 |pages=7–11 |pmid=10280242 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Ganga | first=Maria L La | title=The first lady who looked away: Nancy and the Reagans' troubling Aids legacy | website=The Guardian | date=March 11, 2016 | url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/11/nancy-ronald-reagan-aids-crisis-first-lady-legacy | access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Lopez | first=German | title=The Reagan administration's unbelievable response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic | website=Vox | date=November 1, 2015 | url=https://www.vox.com/2015/12/1/9828348/ronald-reagan-hiv-aids | access-date=March 8, 2019}}</ref> The given name comes from the Irish surname, Reagan, which is anglicized from the Irish surname Ó Ríagáin. Meaning "Descendant of Riagán." Riagán is an Irish masculine given name, possibly meaning "Impulsive."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/reagan [https://web.archive.org/web/20230323235548/https://www.behindthename.com/name/reagan Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/riaga10n [https://web.archive.org/web/20230327020248/https://www.behindthename.com/name/riaga10n Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="20knames4" /> US SSA data shows about 5,423 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 88% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RA/RAIN/index.html</ref> SSA data shows about 70 with the variant '''Reegan''', feminine 80% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REEGAN/index.html</ref> SSA data shows about 6891 with the variant '''Regan''', feminine 82% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REGAN/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20230606003407/https://mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REGAN/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables

'''Remi'''. This name appears in various cultures, which each have their own views on whether it is masculine, feminine, or neutral. 1. Yoruba. Feminine. Short form of the feminine name Oluremi, meaning "The Lord God consoles me" in Yoruba.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/oluremi/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20230604204404/https://www.behindthename.com/name/oluremi/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> 2. English. Neutral. Anglicized variant of the French masculine name Rémy, meaning "Oarsman."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/re10my [https://web.archive.org/web/20230315034655/https://www.behindthename.com/name/re10my Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> 3. English. Masculine. Short form of the masculine name Jeremiel, from Hebrew Yerachme'el (יְרַחְמְאֵל), meaning "God will have pity," which is the name of several men in the Hebrew Bible, and an apochryphal archangel who is also called Remiel or Uriel.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jeremiel [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213074641/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jeremiel Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/jerahmeel [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213074959/https://www.behindthename.com/name/jerahmeel Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/remi/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220814175024/https://www.behindthename.com/name/remi/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 1653 people have been named Remi, used as a feminine name 71% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref> Keywords: angels, Christian, Godly, gothic, mercy, nautical, two syllables, water

'''Remy'''. English. Neutral. Anglicized variant of the French masculine name Rémy, meaning "Oarsman," which is a saint name.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/remy/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20230207183030/https://www.behindthename.com/name/remy/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/re10my [https://web.archive.org/web/20230315034655/https://www.behindthename.com/name/re10my Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 3171 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 56% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref> Keywords: nautical, saint name, two syllables, water