Rennes(Settlement)French, English From Latin (Condate) Riedonum, derived from the name of the Gaulish tribe of the Redones. This is the name of a town in Brittany, France.
Rhodesia(Region)English From the surname Rhodes. This was a British-controlled region of Southern Africa, named after the politician and imperialist Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902). It is now the independent countries of Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Romagna(Region & Political Subdivision)Italian, English, German From Latin Romania, in this case the name of a historic region on the Adriatic coast of Italy (part of the modern administrative region of Emilia-Romagna).
Romania(Country & Region)English, Italian, Ancient Roman From Latin meaning "land of the Romans" (see Rome). This is the name of a country in Eastern Europe, so named in the 16th century because of its historic and linguistic connections to the Roman Empire.... [more]
Rome(Settlement)English, French, Dutch Meaning uncertain, from Latin Roma. It is possibly of Etruscan origin. This is the name of the capital city of Italy, formerly the capital of the Roman Kingdom, Republic and Empire. According to legend the city was named for Romulus.
Romiley(Settlement)English From Old English rum "roomy, spacious" and leah "woodland, clearing". This was the name of a town that is now part of Greater Manchester.
Romilly(Settlement)French From the Latin name Romilius, a derivative of Romulus. This is the name of several communes in northern France.
Ross(Region & Settlement)Scottish From Scottish Gaelic ros meaning "promontory". This is the name of a historic region in northern Scotland, as well as towns in Scotland and northern England.
Rossum(Settlement)Dutch From the older Rotheheim, derived from Dutch rothe "cleared area in a forest" and heim "home". This is the name of a town in Gelderland in the Netherlands.
Royston(Settlement)English Means "Royse's town" in Old English. The given name Royse was a medieval variant of Rose. This is the name of a town in Hertfordshire.
Ruotsi(Country)Finnish Probably borrowed from Old Norse róðr meaning "rowing", referring to people from the coastal region of Roslagen in Sweden. This is the Finnish name for Sweden.
Rus(Region)Russian, Ukrainian, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish Probably of Old Norse origin, possibly from róðr meaning "rowing", referring to the Norse Varangians and their main mode of transportation. This was the name of a medieval Slavic state of Eastern Europe (around Belarus, Ukraine and western Russia), originally founded by the Varangians in the 9th century.
Russia(Country)English, Italian, Late Roman Derived from the name of the medieval state of Rus. The modern country of Russia includes the eastern portions of Rus, and has also expanded far to the east across Asia.
Russland(Country)German, Norwegian Derived from the medieval state of Rus and land meaning "country, state". This is the German and Norwegian name for Russia.