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| NAME | ROOT | MEANING |
| Radha (f) | sanskrit | fortunate, blessed, auspicious, favorable, opportune, successful |
| Rajana (f) | pali | coloring, painting, brightening, illuminating |
| Rajendra (u) | sanskrit | raja (king) + indra (lord) : king of kings, lord of all lords |
| Rajni (f) | sanskrit | radiant queen |
| Rama (m) | sanskrit | blissful, delightful |
| Ranariddh (m) | khmer | wartime energy, wartime power, wartime strength, victory in battle, the one who wins; Prince Ranariddh, one of King Sihanouk's sons |
| Rangsi (u) | pali | beam of light, ray of light, radiance |
| • Buppha Rangsi (f) | khmer, pali | buppha (flower) + rangsi : splendid flower, gorgeous flower, dazzling flower |
| • Surya Rangsi (f) | khmer, pali | surya (sun) + rangsi : radiant sun, glorious sun, splendid sun; Princess Surya Rangsi, one of King Sihanouk's daughters |
| • Uma Rangsi (f) | pali | uma (luminous) + rangsi : luminous and radiant, one who is both bright with intelligence and radiant with beauty |
| Rani (f) | sanskrit | queen |
| Rasi (u) | pali | quantity, amount, extent, content, capacity, proportion |
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Rasmi (u)
(also Reaksmey) |
sanskrit | ray of light, radiance, glow, splendor, gleam |
| • Rasmi Arun (f) | sanskrit, khmer | rasmi + arun (sun) : ray of sunshine, radiance of the dawn |
| • Rasmi Chenda (f) | sanskrit, khmer | rasmi + chenda (mind, heart, soul) : inner glow, radiance eminating from one's inner self |
| • Rasmi Kanitha (f) | sanskrit | rasmi + kanitha (sister) : radiant sister, highly favorable sister |
| • Rasmi Sophana (f) | sanskrit, khmer | rasmi + sophana (loveliness) : radiant beauty, sparkling loveliness, glowing gracefulness |
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Ratana (u)
(also Rathanak) |
pali | gem, jewel, precious stone |
| • Ratana Buppha (f) | pali, khmer | ratana + buppha (flower) : precious flower, gem-like flower |
| • Ratana Devi (f) | pali, sanskrit | ratana + devi (goddess) : precious goddess |
| • Ratana Sambat (u) | pali, khmer | ratana + sambath (wealth, riches) : wealth of gems and precious stones, one who is wealthy with jewels |
| • Ratanavong (m) | pali, khmer | ratana + vong (family line) : rich family with many jewels, a very wealthy family line |
| • Devi Ratana (f) | sanskrit, pali | devi (goddess) + ratana : goddess of gems and precious stones |
| • Kiri Ratana (m) | khmer, pali | kiri (mountain) + ratana : mountain of gems and precious stones; ratanakiri is a province in northeastern Cambodia with mountain ranges renown for its precious gems |
| • Sri Ratana (f) | sanskrit, pali | sri (divinely beautiful) + ratana : illustrious gem, divinely beautiful gem |
| Ratha (u) | pali | kingdom, country, nation |
| • Rathaka (m) | khmer | beonging to the nation |
| • Rathavant (m) | pali | possessing a kingdom, having a country |
| • Rath Botum (f) | khmer | rath + botum (lotus) : the nation's lotus blossom |
| • Rath Bopha (f) | khmer | rath + bopha (flower) : the nation's flower |
| • Rath Chhavi (f) | khmer, pali | rath + chhavi (complexion) : one with the nation's most beautiful complexion |
| • Rath Kanya (f) | khmer, sanskrit | rath + kanya (young lady) : the nation's young lady |
| • Rath Kuma (m) | khmer, sanskrit | rath + kuma (young man) : the nation's young man |
| • Rath Muni (u) | khmer, sanskrit | rath + muni (sage) : the nation's savant or philosopher |
| + Rath | pali | Rath may be used as a suffix in combination with many independent names as well; for example, Botum Rath (f), Bopha Rath (f), Monirath (u), Munirath (u), Nearirath or Neary Rath (f), Vibol Rath (u); the list of possible combinations is limited only by your imagination |
| * Rath | pali | The word "Rath" is a homonym which may be either a shortened form of "ratha" meaning "state, nation" or "ratana" meaning "precious stones, crystal, gems." Thus, for example, Rathneari may mean either "the nation's young lady" or "exquisite and delicate young woman" depending on which word "rath" implies. |
| Ravi (u) | sanskrit | one who absorbs, one who mesmerizes, one who occupies and utilizes |
| • Ravivong (m) | sanskrit, khmer | ravi + vong (family line) : family that occupies and utilizes, governs and manages; Prince Ravivong, one of King Sihanouk's sons |
| Riddhi (m) | sanskrit | wealth, resources, prosperity, good fortune, power, strength |
| • Rithi (m) | khmer | Khmer variant of Riddhi |
| • Rithichey (m) | khmer | rithi + chey (victory) : powerful and victorious |
| • Rithipol (m) | khmer | rithi + pol (people) : people power |
| • Rithisen (m) | khmer | rithi + sen (very) : very powerful, full of power |
| • Rithivong (m) | khmer | rithi + vong (family line) : powerful, influential family |
| • Rithya (u) | khmer | variant of Rithi |
| • Khemarith (m) | khmer | khema (khmer) + rith : powerful khmer, an influential Khmer person, Khmer power and influence |
| • Ponharith (m) | khmer | ponha or panha (intelligence) + rith : intellectual power, possessing a wealth of intelligence |
| • Ranariddh (m) | khmer, sanskrit | rana (wartime) + riddh : victory in battle, wartime strength |
| Rita (f) | sanskrit | truthful, righteous, honest, ethical |
| Rohini (f) | sanskrit | red, reddish, crimson |
| Romleuk (f) | khmer | remembrance, reminiscence, recollection, recalling, reflection |
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