_Raake._ _Ræce_, a rach, a setting dog.
_Rackham._ _Ræce_, Raake; _hám_, house. Home of Raake.
_Radcliff._ _Rád_, that on which one rides, a road; _clyf_, a rock, a
steep descent. A road-cliff. Radcliffe, another spelling.
_Raddington._ _Ræding_, Reading; _tún_, town. Town of Reading.
_Raddish._ _Rædic_, from _rǽd_, red, and _isc_, an adjective termination
denoting like. Red-like; a radish. Radisch, Radish, of similar origin.
_Rader._ _Rád_, traveling, journeying; _er_, a personal suffix. A
traveler.
_Radeker._ _Rǽd_, red; _æcer_, acre, field, land. A red field.
_Radfield._ _Rǽd_, red; _feld_, a plain. A red plain.
_Radford._ _Rǽd_, red; _fōrd_, a ford, a stream. A red ford.
_Radley._ _Rǽd_, red; _líc_, like. Red-like.
_Rae._ _Rá_, a roebuck, a hart.
_Raeder._ _Rá-deór_, a roebuck.
_Rafferty._ _Ræfter_, a rafter, a perch. Doubtless, a corruption of
_ræfter_, produced by removing _t_, and placing it at the end of the word.
_Rahill._ _Rá_, a roe, a hart; _hill_, a hill. Roe-hill.
_Rahm._ _Ram_, or _ramm_, a ram. Rahme, of like significance.
_Rahn._ _Rán_, a whale.
_Rahner._ _Rán_, a whale; _er_, a personal suffix. A whaler.
_Raith._ _Ræth_, quick. Rath, of like import.
_Ramm._ _Ramm_, a ram, a male sheep.
_Rammage._ _Ram_, a ram; _mæg_, female. The female of the ram; an ewe.
_Ramsey._ _Rammes-íg_, from _rammes_, genitive of _ramin_, ram; _ig_, an
island. Isle of Ram. Ramsay, from the same roots.
_Ramson._ _Ram_, Ramm; _sun_, son. Son of Ramm.
_Ranck._ _Ranc_, proud, haughty, rebellious, rank, fruitful. Rancke,
slightly altered form.
_Rand._ _Rand_, a border, rim, edge, a shield, a bosc.
_Randall._ _Ran_, a deer; _dál_, or _dǽl_, a dale, a valley.
Deer-valley. Randell, Randle, of like parentage.
_Randolph._ _Ran_, plunder, _dǽlf_, a delving, a digging.
Plunder-delving.
_Rankin._ _Ran_, a deer; _cyn_, kin, race, tribe, kind. Deer-tribe.
_Rankins._ _Rankin_, Rankin; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Rankin. Ranken,
from the same.
_Ranks._ _Rank_, Rank, from _rænc_, pride, and _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of
Rank; son of pride.
_Rapp._ _Ráp_, a rope, a cord.
_Rapson._ _Ráp_, Rapp; _sun_, son. Son of Rapp.
_Rasbold._ _Rǽs_, a rush, an onset, an attack; _báld_, bold, audacious,
courageous, honorable. A courageous attack.
_Rasch._ _Rǽs_, a rush, an onset, an attack.
_Ratcliff._ _Ræt_, a rat; _clyf_, a nest. Rat-nest.
_Rathfon._ _Rathe_, swift, nimble, ready; _fon_, a fan. A nimble fan.
_Rau._ _Rawe_, head of hair.
_Rauch._ _Reác_, smoke, reek, vapor.
_Raucher._ _Reác_, smoke; _er_, a personal suffix. A smoker.
_Rauchfuss._ _Reác_, smoke; _fús_, ready. Smoke ready. Ready for smoke.
_Rawle._ _Rǽw_, a corpse; _el_, denoting a person. Human corpse. Rawley,
of like derivation.
_Rawlings._ _Rawl_, Rawl; _ingas_, sons of. Sons of Rawl, or Rawle.
Rawlins, contraction of the same.
_Rea._ _Rea_, a padder, a highwayman, an assailant, a stroller.
_Reabey._ _Rea_, a highwayman; _bý_, a habitation. Dwelling of a
highwayman.
_Reabon._ _Rea_, an assailant; _bon_, fatal. A deadly assailant.
_Reach._ _Reác_, smoke, reek, vapor.
_Read._ _Read_, red. Reade, Reed, from the same root.
_Reading._ _Read_, Read; _ing_, offspring. Son of Read. Redding, of like
origin.
_Reardon._ _Reardian_, to speak, converse, read.
_Reaser._ _Reás_, rushed; _er_, a personal suffix. A hurried person.
_Reath._ _Réthe_, savage, fierce, hard, severe, austere.
_Reck._ _Rec_, an interpreter, explainer. Recke, another spelling.
_Reckefuss._ _Rec_, an interpreter; _fús_, ready. A ready interpreter.
_Reckless._ _Recce-leas_, from _recc_, care; _leas_, free from. Free from
care; careless; reckless.
_Reddick._ _Rædic_, a radish.
_Reddington._ _Redding_, Redding; _tún_, house. Home of Redding.
_Redmond._ _Rǽd_, ready; _mond_, hand. Ready hand.
_Redner._ _Rǽd_, ready; _nere_, a refuge. A ready refuge.
_Reece._ _Resce_, a rush. Rees, Reese, more modernized forms of the name.
_Reeh._ _Reh_, a deluge.
_Reehm._ _Hream_, a shout.
_Reel._ _Reol_, a reel.
_Reen._ _Rén_, robbery. Perhaps, from _rén_, rain.
_Reenan._ _Rínan_, pronounced _reenan_, to rain.
_Regelmann._ _Regel_, a rule, a law, a canon; _mann_, man. A ruler; a
lawyer.
_Rehfuss._ _Reh_, a deluge; _fús_, prompt, quick, ready. A ready deluge.
_Rehm._ _Rem_, cream.
_Rein._ _Rein_, pure, sincere, chaste.
_Reinhart._ _Rein_, sincere, pure, clean, chaste; _heart_, or _heort_, a
heart. A pure heart.
_Reining._ _Rein_, Rein; _ing_, an offspring, a descendant. Son of Rein.
_Reinking._ _Rein_, sincere, honest; _cyng_, a king. An honest king.
_Reme._ _Rem_, cream.
_Remington._ _Rem_, Reme; _ing_, offspring; _tún_, town, dwelling. House
of the son of Reme.
_Rench._ _Renc_, pride, arrogance.
_Rendell._ _Rene_, a water-course; _dál_, a dale, a valley. A valley
stream.
_Reneker._ _Reonig_, tired, weary, sad; _er_, a personal termination. A
tired person; a mourner.
_Renne._ _Rene_, a course, race, life, a water-course. Sometimes written
Renn.
_Rennick._ _Rénig_, showery, having watery eyes, blear-eyed.
_Resch._ _Resce_, a rush.
_Ressler._ _Resele_, a riddle.
_Retter._ _Rét_, cheerful; _er_, denoting personality. A cheerful person.
_Rhawn._ _Hrán_, Anglicised form would be _rhán_, a whale.
_Rhea._ _Rǽh_, a doe, a roe.
_Rheem._ _Hream_, a shout, clamor, a crying out, wailing, hue and cry.
_Rice._ _Rice_, power, dominion, greatness, kingdom, region.
_Riceman._ _Rice_, power, greatness; _man_, a man. A man of power; a
person of influence.
_Richard._ _Rice_, or _riche_, rich, powerful, mighty; _ard_, implying an
ensign of office. A mighty ruler.
_Richardson._ _Richard_, Richard; _sun_, son. Son of Richard. Richards,
contraction for the same.
_Richmond._ _Riche_, mighty, powerful; _mond_, a hand. A mighty hand.
_Ridd._ _Rídda_, a knight, a rider.
_Rider._ _Ríd-ere_, from _rídan_, to ride, sit or rest upon, press;
_ere_, implying person. A rider; a knight. Ryder, from the same roots.
_Ridge._ _Ricg_, a stack, a back.
_Ridings._ _Rid_, Ridd; _ings_, descendants of. Sons of Ridd.
_Riegel._ _Rige_, rye; _el_, a termination denoting a person. A rye-man;
a cultivator of rye; baker of rye-bread.
_Riegg._ _Rige_, rye, by transposing the positions of _g_ and _e_,
becomes Rieg, and this differs from the name under consideration only in
the absence of the additional _g_. Rigg, of similar import.
_Riehl._ _Rihel_, doubtless the original, is from _rih_, hairy, rough,
and _el_, denoting personality. A hairy man; a rough person. Riehle,
Rile, Riley, of analogous derivation.
_Riff._ _Rif_, a womb. Rife, perhaps, from the same root.
_Riffert._ _Rifter_, a sickle, a reaper.
_Rigby._ _Rig_, Rigg; _bý_, habitation. Dwelling of Rigg.
_Rigger._ _Rigg_, Rigg; _er_, implying person. One who is a Rigg.
_Riggin._ _Rigg_, Rigg; _in_, an inn, a dwelling. Rigg’s inn.
_Riggins._ _Riggin_, Riggin; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Riggin.
_Riggs._ _Rigg_, Rigg; _s_ for sun, son. Son of Rigg.
_Righter._ _Riht-ere_, from _riht_, right, justice, law, true, just;
_ere_, denoting a person. A governor; a ruler.
_Rightley._ _Riht-líce_, from _riht_, right, just; _líce_, like, ly.
Right-like; rightly; justly.
_Riling._ _Ril_, Ril, Riehl; _ing_, offspring. Descendant of Riehl.
Rilling, of similar significance.
_Rimby._ _Rím_, a number, reckoning, computation, calendar; _bý_, a
habitation. Home of an arithmetician.
_Rimer._ _Rím_, number, reckoning, calendar; _er_, a personal suffix. An
arithmetician; a reckoner; an astronomer. Rimmer, derivable from the same
roots.
_Rind._ _Rind_, the rind, bark; _fús_, ready. Prepared bark.
_Rindge._ _Hrincg_, or _ringe_, a ring.
_Rinear._ _Rín_, course, course of years, life; _ear_, ocean, sea.
Life-sea; sea of life.
_Rinehart._ _Rín_, race, course: _heort_, the heart. Race-heart; rapid
heart-action.
_Ringe._ _Ringe_, a ring. Ring, an abbreviated form of the name.
_Ringeisen._ _Ringe_, a ring; _isen_, made of iron. An iron ring.
_Ringer._ _Ringe_, a ring; _er_, denoting a person. Ring-maker.
_Ringgold._ _Ringe_, a ring; _gold_, gold. A gold ring. Ring-gold, of
like derivation.
_Ringle._ _Ringe_, a ring; _el_, a termination denoting a person.
Ring-wearer; betrothed lady.
_Ringley._ _Ringe_, a ring; _líce_, like, ley, ly. Ring-like.
_Rink._ _Rinc_, a soldier, warrior, hero, a valiant or honorable man, a
man. Rinick, doubtless, a corruption of the same.
_Rinker._ _Rinc_, a warrior, a valiant man; _ere_, an agent. A warrior.
_Rínne_. _Rine_, a race, course, life.
_Ripley._ _Ríp_, harvest, reaping; _ley_, a song. A harvest-song.
_Ripp._ _Ríp_, harvest, reaping.
_Rippel._ _Ríp_, harvest, reaping; _el_, denoting a person. A reaper; a
harvester.
_Ripperger._ _Ríp_, harvest; _earg_, weak, evil, wretched, idle; _ere_, a
person. An idle harvester.
_Rishel._ _Risel_, a handle. Rishell, Rissell, other spellings.
_Risdon._ _Rísendan_, a jangling fellow.
_Risk._ _Risce_, a rush.
_Risley._ _Risel_, doubtless, first changed to _risle_, a handle.
_Ristine._ _Ríst_, Rist; _ine_ for _in_, an inn, a dwelling. Rist’s inn.
_Ritner._ _Rit_, ears of corn, a heap of fruit, corn, or grain; _nere_,
support, protect, refuge. Corn-support.
_Ritter._ _Rít_, rides; _ere_, a person. A rider.
_Ritterson._ _Ritter_, Ritter; _sun_, son. Son of Ritter.
_Roach._ _Reohche_, a roach, a thornback. Roache, Roche, Roatch, Roesch,
Roetsck, cognate forms.
_Roat._ _Rót_, cheerful, rejoicing, splendid, adorned.
_Roats._ _Roat_, Roat; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Roat. Roetz, possibly,
from the same.
_Rodbard._ _Reod_, red; _beard_, beard. Red beard. Robert is, in
Anglo-Saxon, Rod-beard, and doubtless comes from the same roots.
_Rodd._ _Reod_, red.
_Rodden._ _Reod_, red; _ian_, indicative of a verb. Redden; make red.
_Roddy._ _Reod_, red; _ig_, an adjective termination. Ruddy; florid.
_Rode._ _Reód_, a reed.
_Rodearmel._ _Reod_, red; _earm_, arm; _el_, indicating a person. A
red-armed person.
_Rodebaugh._ _Reod_, red; _bæc_, back. Red back. Rodenbaugh, of like
derivation.
_Rodel._ _Reod_, red; _el_, a personal suffix. A person of ruddy
complexion.
_Rodgers._ _Rodger_, from _reod_, red; _ierre_, anger, indignation,
fury; and _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Rodger; son of red-visaged anger.
Rodgerson is an unabbreviated form of the name, and Rogers a slight
modification thereof.
_Rodig._ _Reod_, red; _ig_, an adjective termination. Ruddy.
_Rodiger._ _Rodig_, ruddy; _er_, a person. A ruddy person.
_Rodine._ _Rod_, Rode; _inne_, an inn. Rode’s inn.
_Rodisch._ _Reod_, red; _isc_, an adjective termination denoting the
external quality of a subject. Reddish.
_Rodman._ _Reod_, red; _mann_, man. A ruddy man; a red-complexioned
person.
_Rodner._ _Reod_, red; _nere_, support, protection. A zealous support.
Perhaps, from _rǽdanere_, a reader, an interpreter.
_Rodney._ _Rǽdne_, law, counsel, control, condition.
_Rodrick._ _Roder_, firmament, sky, heavens; _ríce_, power, dominion,
greatness, kingdom. Heavenly power. Roderick, a more closely related form.
_Roe._ _Rá_, pronounced _rō_, a roe, a doe.
_Roebuck._ _Rá_, a roe; _buc_, a buck. A roebuck.
_Roeck._ _Roec_, smoke.
_Roecker._ _Roec_, smoke; _er_, a person. A smoker.
_Roeckle._ _Roec_, smoke; _le_ for _el_, denoting a person. A reeking,
steaming person.
_Roedel._ _Rá_, a roe; _dǽl_, a dale, a valley. The vale of the roe.
Roedell, of like significance.
_Roeder._ _Rá-deór_, a roebuck.
_Roeger._ _Rǽge_, pronounced _ro-ge_, a roe, a doe; _ere_, an agent. A
roe-hunter.
_Roegler._ _Rǽge_, a roe; _lǽr_, learning. Roe-knowledge.
_Roehl._ _Hreol_, a reel. _Roell_, of kindred meaning.
_Roehler._ _Hreol_, a reel; _ere_, an agent. A spinster; a dancer.
Roeller, from the same roots.
_Roehm._ _Rá_, roe; _hm_ for _hám_, home, dwelling, habitation. Home of
the roe.
_Roellig._ _Hreol_, a reel; _ig_, an adjective ending. Reeling; whirling.
_Roeper._ _Reapere_, pronounced _roepere_, a seizer, spoiler, robber.
_Roerich._ _Rá_, roe; _ríce_, a region, a country. The region of the
roebuck.
_Roese._ _Rose_, a rose.
_Roeser._ _Rose_, a rose; _ere_, an agent. A rose-grower.
_Roessing._ _Roess_, Roese; _ing_, offspring. Son of Roese.
_Roessler._ _Rose_, a rose; _lǽr_, lore, learning. Rose-knowledge.
_Roff._ _Róf_, famous, renowned, illustrious, brave.
_Roffel._ _Róf_, famous, illustrious; _el_, denoting a person. A famous
person. Roffle, of kindred signification.
_Rogge._ _Rǽge_, pronounced _rōge_, a roe, a doe.
_Rohde._ _Ród_, pronounced _rohd_, genitive _rohde_, rood, cross.
Belonging to the cross.
_Rohe._ _Reoh_, rough, fierce, stormy, cruel.
_Rohlfing._ _Hreol_, a reel; _fing_, doubtless, a contraction of
_finger_, a finger. The reel-finger. Perhaps the name is derivable from
_hreol_, a reel, and _fiong_, hatred. Hatred of the reel.
_Rohm._ _Róm_, pronounced _Rohm_, Rome.
_Rohman._ _Róman_, pronounced _Rohman_, genitive of _Róm_. Belonging to
Rome.
_Roland._ _Row_, sweet, quiet; _land_, land, ground, earth, field,
region, country. Sweet land; quiet country. Rolan, Rowland, kindred terms.
_Rolen._ _Row_, sweet; _leán_, reward, price. Sweet reward.
_Rolf._ _Row_, quiet, restful; _lf_ for _líf_, life. A quiet life.
Roloff, Rolph, cognate terms.
_Rolfing._ _Rolf_, Rolf; _ing_, offspring, descendant. Son of Rolf.
_Romberg._ _Róm_, Rome; _beorg_, a hill fortification, citadel, defence,
refuge. Citadel of Rome.
_Romberger._ _Róm_, Rome; _beorg-ere_, defender of a citadel. Defender of
the citadel of Rome.
_Rombold._ _Róm_, Rome; _báld_, bold, courageous. Courageous Rome.
_Romel._ _Róm_, Rome; _el_, denoting a person. Citizen of Rome. Rommel,
Rommell, of like origin.
_Romig._ _Reómig_, tired, weary.
_Rommelman._ _Rommel_, Romel; _man_, a servant. The servant of Romel.
_Romoser._ _Róm_, Rome; _O’ster_, Easter. Roman Easter.
_Ronald._ _Rún_, pronounced _rown_, a letter, magical character, mystery,
council, meditation, conversation; _ald_, an age. An age of mystery.
_Ronaldson._ _Ronald_, Ronald; _sun_, son. Son of Ronald.
_Ronan._ _Rúnan_, pronounced _rownan_, a whisperer, a sorcerer.
_Rone._ _Rún_, a letter, a mystery, a council; _e_, indicating person. A
man of mysteries; a sage. Roney, Rooney, from the same roots.
_Rood._ _Ród_, pronounced _rood_, rood, cross.
_Roof._ _Róf_, pronounced _roof_, top, the highest part of a house or
chamber.
_Roohr._ _Rure_, pronounced _ruher_, a noise.
_Rook._ _Róc_, pronounced _rook_, a rook. Rooke, Ruch, Ruck, other
spellings.
_Rooks._ _Rook_, Rook: _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Rook.
_Rookstool._ _Rook_, Rook; _stól_, pronounced _stool_, seat, chair,
throne. Rook’s chair or throne.
_Room._ _Rúm_, pronounced _rowm_, room, space, place, wide, open,
spacious, ample, of good cheer or heart, august, fortunate. Roome, of
like import.
_Roomes._ _Roome_, Room; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Room.
_Roop._ _Roop_, _rop_, a distaff.
_Root._ _Rúte_, pronounced originally _rowte_, rue, a plant.
_Roots._ _Root_, Root; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Root.
_Roper._ _Rop_, a distaff; _er_, a person. The woman who twirls the
distaff.
_Roppel._ _Rop_, a distaff; _el_, a personal ending. A distaff.
_Roray._ _Rure_, pronounced _ruhr-e_, a noise, the final _e_ taking the
French sound of _a_.
_Rorer._ _Rure_, a noise; _ere_, an agent. One who makes a noise; a
babbler; a prattler.
_Rose._ _Rose_, pronounced _raws_, a rose. Ross, Rosse, Roos, analogous
forms.
_Rosebery._ _Rose_, a rose; _berige_, a berry. The fruit of the rose.
_Roseman._ _Rose_, Rose; _man_, a servant. A servant of Rose. Rosemann,
of like derivation.
_Rosen._ _Rose_, Rose; _en_, resembling. Resembling Rose; rosy; blooming.
_Rosenacker._ _Rosen_, Rosen; _æcer_, acre. Rosen’s acre; ground
belonging to Rosen.
_Rosenfeld._ _Rosen_, Rosen; _feld_, field, pasture, plain. Rosen’s
field; a blooming pasture. Rosenfelt, from the same roots.
_Rosensky._ _Rosen_, rosy, flushed; Danish _sky_, a cloud. A crimson
cloud.
_Rosewarne._ _Rose_, a rose; _wearn_, a hindrance, obstacle, resistance,
denial. Rose-obstacle.
_Rosewig._ _Rose_, a rose; _wig_, war, warfare, battle. Rose-warfare.
_Roskeep._ _Rose_, a rose; _ceáp_, a bargain, sale, business, chattel.
Rose-sale.
_Rosney._ _Rose_, a rose; _ney_, from the Irish, an individual, an agent.
Rose-dealer.
_Rost._ _Rǽst_, pronounced _rost_, rest, repose, a place of rest, a bed.
_Rowan._ _Rówan_, pronounced _roow-an_, to row, to sail. Rowand, Roan,
from the same root.
_Rowe._ _Reowe_, an Irish mantle or rug, soldier’s cloak, a frieze
cassock, a priest’s garment. Row, of like significance.
_Rowson._ _Row_, Rowe; _sun_, son. Son of Rowe.
_Rox._ _Rocks_, from _Rock_, Rock; _s_ for _sun_. Son of Rock. Rock is
from the Irish _roc_, pronounced _rokh_, a rock.
_Roxberry._ _Roxbury_, from _Rox_, Rox, and _byrig_, a town, a city. Town
of Rox.
_Roxbrough._ _Roxborough_, from _Rox_, Rox, and _burh_, a town, a city.
Town of Rox.
_Rucher._ _Róc_, a rook; _er_, indicative of a person. One who acts like
a rook; a croaker. In the South of Germany _ruch_, a rook, is the form of
the word, and this agrees much better with the name under consideration.
_Ruckman._ _Ruck_, Ruck; _man_, a servant. Ruck’s servant.
_Rucks._ _Ruck_, Ruck; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Ruck.
_Rudd._ _Rud_, red, ruddy. Later _rud_, became a noun, and signified
redness, blush, ruddle, red ochre, and a river-fish. The last-named, from
its red eyes, was called the rudd, or red-eye.
_Rudden._ _Rud_, red, ruddy; _en_, a termination of adjectives and
participles. Make red; ruddy.
_Rudduck._ _Rudduc_, robin-red-breast. Ruddick, Ruddach, Ruddock, kindred
names.
_Ruddiman._ _Rud_, ruddy; _ig_, an adjective ending; _man_, a man. A
ruddy man. Rudman, Rudmann, of like significance.
_Ruddy._ _Rud_, ruddy; _ig_, implying an adjective. Ruddy. Rudy, of same
derivation.
_Ruder._ _Rud_, ruddy; _er_, a person. A ruddy person.
_Rudge._ _Rud_, red; _íge_, an island. Red island.
_Rudhart._ _Rud_, red, ruddy; _heort_, a hart. A ruddy stag.
_Rudling._ _Rud_, ruddy; _ling_, denoting state or condition of a person,
an image, an example. Healthy condition; picture of health.
_Rudloff._ _Rud_, redness, blush; _lóf_, praise. Blush-praise.
_Rudolph._ _Rud_, red ochre, red iron-ore; _dǽlf_, pronounced _dolf_, a
delving, a digging. Iron-digging.
_Ruf._ _Hróf_, or _róf_, a roof, a raised part. Perhaps, from
_róf_, famous, renowned, illustrious. Rufe, Ruff, Ruoff, of kindred
signification.
_Ruffell._ _Hróf_, a roof, a raised part; _el_, denoting a person. A
roof-rearer; a ruff-wearer.
_Rumbol._ _Rúm_, room, space, place; _bol_, a sleeping-room.
_Rumboltz._ _Rúm_, a room; _boltes_, genitive of _bolt_, a house. Room of
a dwelling.
_Rumel._ _Rúm_, a room; _el_, indicative of a person. A room-mate.
Rummel, Rummell, from the same.
_Rumford._ _Rúm_, wide, spacious, ample; _ford_, a ford. A spacious ford.
_Rumig._ _Rúm_, a room; _ig_, an adjective ending. Roomy; spacious; ample.
_Rumsey._ _Rúm_, room, space, place; _rumes_, genitive of space; _íg_, an
island. A spacious island.
_Runner._ _Rún_, pronounced _roon_, mystery; _ere_, a person. A dealer in
mysteries; a sorcerer.
_Runser._ _Rún-seó-ere_, from _rún_, a secret; _seó_, I see; _ere_, a
person. A foreteller of secrets.
_Runyon._ _Rún-ian_, to whisper, to speak mysteriously, from _rún_, a
mystery, and _ian_, a verbal ending.
_Rusch._ _Risce_, pronounced _reesche_, a rush. Rush, Rusk, from the same.
_Rusher._ _Rush_, Rush; _er_, a person. One who is a Rush; son of Rush;
one who uses the rush.
_Rushman._ _Rush_, Rush; _man_, a servant. A servant of Rush; a
rush-collector.
_Rushmire._ _Risce_, rush; _mere_, a mere, lake, pool. A rush-pool.
_Rushton._ _Rush_, Rush; _tún_, town, house. Home of Rush; habitation of
the rush.
_Rushworth._ _Rush_, Rush; _weordh_, worth, worthy, honorable. An
estimable Rush; value of rushes.
_Rust._ _Rust_, rust, rustiness.
_Ruth._ _Rúte_, rue, a bitter herb. From the bitter property of the rue,
we have _ruth_, expressive of pity, sorrow, tenderness for the misery of
another, mercy. Rutt, more closely related to derivation.
_Rutnard._ _Ruth_, rue, pity, sorrow; _ard_, an ensign of office, such as
a pole, staff, etc. A physician; a clergyman; a consoler.
_Rutherford._ _Ruther_, Rutter; _ford_, a ford. Rutter’s ford.
_Ruths._ _Ruth_, Ruth; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Ruth.
_Rutledge._ _Rúte_, rue; _leger_, place for laying or lying, as bed,
couch, grave, churchyard. Rue-bed; a bed of rue.
_Rutter._ _Rutt_, Rutt, or Ruth; _ere_, a person. A descendant of Rutt.
_Ruttley._ _Rutt_, Rutt; _ley_ for _líc_, having the form of. Resembling
Rutt.
_Ruttman._ _Rutt_, Rutt; _man_, a servant. Rutt’s servant.
_Rutty._ _Rúte_, rue; _ig_, an adjective termination. Like rue. Or,
_Rutt_, Rutt; _ig_, expressing the quality of. Having the character of
Rutt.
_Rutz._ _Rutts_, from _Rutt_, Rutt; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Rutt.
_Ruwell._ _Ruw_, rough, hairy; _el_, denoting a person. A rough, or hairy
person.
_Ruxton._ _Rucks_, Rucks; _tún_, town, habitation. Home of Rucks.
_Ryer._ _Rye_, hairy; _ere_, a person. A hairy person.
_Ryerson._ _Ryer_, Ryer; _sun_, son. Son of Ryer.
_Ryers._ _Ryer_, Ryer; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Ryer.
_Ryland._ _Rye_, hairy, rough; _land_, ground, earth, region, country. A
rough country.