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Name	Pronunciation	Meaning	Gender	Ethnicity	Region	Continent	Tags
Raawiya	RAAH-wee-yah	story teller	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	raah, wee, yah, story, teller, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rabia	RAH-bee-ah	spring	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, bee, ah, spring, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rabuwa	RAH-booh-wah	grow	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, booh, wah, grow, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Radhi	RAH-dee	Forgiveness	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, dee, forgiveness, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Radhiya	RAH-dee-yah	contented	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, dee, yah, contented, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Radhiya	rah-THEE-yah	agreeable	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, thee, yah, agreeable, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rafiki	RAH-fee-kee	a friend	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, fee, kee, a, friend, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rafiya	RAH-fee-yah	dignified	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, fee, yah, dignified, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Raha	RAH-hah	joy	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, hah, joy, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rahim	RAH-heem	merciful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, heem, merciful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rahima	rah-hee-MAH	compassionate	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, hee, mah, compassionate, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rahimu	RAH-hee-moo	Mercy	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, hee, moo, mercy, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rahma	RAH-mah	compassion	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, mah, compassion, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Raisa	rah-ee-SAH	exalted	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, ee, sah, exalted, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rajabu	rah-JAH-boo	born in the seventh month	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, jah, boo, born, in, the, seventh, month, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ramadhani	rah-mah-DHAH-nee	born during the month of Ramadan	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, mah, dhah, nee, born, during, the, month, of, ramadan, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ramla	RAHM-lah	predictor of the future	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rahm, lah, predictor, of, the, future, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashaad	rah-SHAD	righteous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, shad, righteous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashad	rah-SHAD	righteous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, shad, righteous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashid	rah-SHEED	pious one	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, sheed, pious, one, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashida	rah-SHEE-dah	righteous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, shee, dah, righteous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashida	rah-SHEE-dah	righteous	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, shee, dah, righteous, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rashidi	rah-SHEE-dee	of good council	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, shee, dee, of, good, council, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rasul	RAH-sool	messenger	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, sool, messenger, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rauf	rah-OOF	kind merciful	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, oof, kind, merciful, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rayha	RAY-hah	a little luxury	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ray, hah, a, little, luxury, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rayyan	RAY-ahn	luxuriant lush	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ray, ahn, luxuriant, lush, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Razina	rah-zee-NAH	strong and patient	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, zee, nah, strong, and, patient, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Raziya	rah-ZEE-yah	agreeable	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rah, zee, yah, agreeable, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Reem	reem	white antelope	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reem, white, antelope, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rehani	reh-HAH-nee	Promise vow	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, hah, nee, promise, vow, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rehani	REH-hah-nee	sweet smell	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, hah, nee, sweet, smell, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rehema	reh-HEH-mah	compassion	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, heh, mah, compassion, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rejalla	REH-jah-lah	God wills it	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, jah, lah, god, wills, it, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Remba	reh-m-BAH	Beautiful	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reh, m, bah, beautiful, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ridha	REE-dah	contented	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, dah, contented, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Ridhaa	ree-DAAH	Goodwill	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, daah, goodwill, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ridhisha	REE-dee-shah	Satisfaction	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, dee, shah, satisfaction, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ridhwani	REED-wah-nee	permission agreement	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reed, wah, nee, permission, agreement, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rifaa	REE-far	exalted	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, far, exalted, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Riitho	ree-THOH	an eye to see with	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	ree, thoh, an, eye, to, see, with, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Rijaal	REE-jahl	man	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, jahl, man, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rim	reem	white antelope	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	reem, white, antelope, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Riziki	REE-zee-kee	daily sustenance	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	ree, zee, kee, daily, sustenance, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Roozani	roh-ZAH-nee	trick	Male	Ngoni	Malawi	Africa	roh, zah, nee, trick, male, ngoni, malawi, africa
Rozi	ROH-zee	flower rose	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	roh, zee, flower, rose, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rubama	roo-BAH-mah	possibility	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	roo, bah, mah, possibility, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rubanza	roo-BAHN-zah	courageous	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	roo, bahn, zah, courageous, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Rudo	ROO-doh	love	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	roo, doh, love, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Rufaro	roo-FAH-roh	happiness	Female	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	roo, fah, roh, happiness, female, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Ruguru	ROH-goh-row	comes from the west	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	roh, goh, row, comes, from, the, west, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ruhiu	ROH-hee-oh	sword	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	roh, hee, oh, sword, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Rukiya	roo-KEE-yah	she rises high	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	roo, kee, yah, she, rises, high, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Rumaliza	roo-MAH-lee-zah	deliverance	Male	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	roo, mah, lee, zah, deliverance, male, swahili, east africa, africa
Runako	roo-NAH-koh	handsome	Male	Shona	Zimbabwe	Africa	roo, nah, koh, handsome, male, shona, zimbabwe, africa
Runihura	roo-nee-HOO-rah	one who smashes to bits	Male	Rwanda	Rwanda	Africa	roo, nee, hoo, rah, one, who, smashes, to, bits, male, rwanda, rwanda, africa
Runo	ROO-noh	a fold	Male	Kikuyu	Kenya	Africa	roo, noh, a, fold, male, kikuyu, kenya, africa
Ruqaya	rooh-KWAH-yah	superior	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rooh, kwah, yah, superior, female, swahili, east africa, africa
Ruzuna	rooh-zoo-NAH	calm and composed	Female	Swahili	East Africa	Africa	rooh, zoo, nah, calm, and, composed, female, swahili, east africa, africa

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