| N A M E | O R I G I N | M E A N I N G |
| Rowan | Gaelic, Old English | red-haired; rugged |
| Rowdy | English | Boisterous. Western nickname. |
| Rowe | Anglo-Saxon | Red haired. |
| Rowell | English | From the deer spring. |
| Rowen | Irish | Red haired. |
| Roweson | Anglo-Saxon | Rowe's son. |
| Rowin | Irish | Red haired. |
| Rowland | English | Renowned in the land. Roland was a legendary hero who served Charlemagne. |
| Rowley | English | From the rough meadow. |
| Rowson | Anglo-Saxon | Rowe's son. |
| Rowtag | Native American | Fire (Algonquin). |
| Rowyn | Irish | Red haired. |
| Roxbury | English | From the raven's fortress. |
| Roy | Old French, Gaelic | regal one, red |
| Royal | English | Rye hill. Royal. |
| Royall | Gaelic | Red. |
| Royan | Gaelic | Red-haired; red. |
| Royce | English | son of the king |
| Royd | Norse | Dwells in the clearing in the forest. |
| Royden | English | From the royal hill. |
| Royse | English | Royal. |
| Royston | English | Surname and place name. |
| Rsmses | Egyptian | Name of a pharaoh. |
| Ru | Chinese | Scholar. |
| Ruadhagan | Irish | Red haired. |
| Ruadhan | Irish | Name of a saint. Red haired. |
| Ruadson | Anglo-Saxon | Rowe's son. |
| Ruaidhri | Irish | Famous ruler. Red. |
| Ruailidh | Gaelic | Famous ruler. |
| Ruairidh | Teutonic | Noted. |
