Surname Elements R

This list contains surname elements and their meanings used in farm names, nobility names and ornamental names:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V/W X Y Z Å Ä/Æ Ö/Ø

• ram - see ravn
• rask
  • Low German rasch = 'quick'
• ravn (ram, ravn)
  • Old Norse hrafn = 'raven' (see also HRAFN)
• rem – see rim
• ries - see ris
• riis - see ris
• rim (rem, rim)
  • Old Norse rim = 'rail' (in a paling)
• ris (ries, riis, ris)
  • Old Norse hrís = 'brushwood'
• rud (rud, ruud, ryd, rø, rød, røe, røed)
  • Old Norse ruð = 'clearing' (in a wood)
• ros (ros, rose, rosen)
  • Old Norse rós = 'rose'
• rose - see ros
• rosen - see ros
• rup – see torp
• rust
  • Old Norse rust = 'grove', 'small wood'
• ruud - see rud
• ryd - see rud
• rø – see rød
• rød (rø, rød, røe, røed)
  • - see rud
  • Old Norse rjóðr = 'clearing', 'open space in a forest'
• røe – see rød
• røed – see rød