Rie

{{Other uses|RIE (disambiguation)}}

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Rie is a Japanese ({{langx|ja|利恵, りえ, リエ}}) and Dutch feminine given name. It is also an uncommon masculine short form of Henri and a surname.

Japanese given name

Rie can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 理恵, "logic, blessing "
  • 利恵, "value, blessing"
  • 梨絵, "pear, picture"
  • 理江, "logic, inlet"
  • 理絵, "logic, picture"
  • 里枝, "village, branch"
  • 梨恵, "pear, blessing"
  • 里依, "village, reliable"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with this name include:

  • Rie, a Japanese fashion model
  • Rie Arikawa (有川 梨絵), a Japanese retired ice dancer
  • Rie Azami (薊 理絵, born 1989), a Japanese football player
  • Rie Eto (衛藤 利恵), a Japanese music artist
  • Rie Fu (リエ), a Japanese singer-songwriter
  • Rie Ishizuka (石塚 理恵), a Japanese voice actress
  • Rie Isogai (磯谷 利恵), a Japanese murder victim
  • Rie Kitahara (北原 里英), member of Japanese idol group sensation AKB48
  • Rie Kanda (神田 理江), a Japanese voice actress
  • {{Nihongo|Rie Kimura|木村 理恵||born 1971}}, Japanese women's footballer
  • Rie Kugimiya (釘宮 理恵, born 1979) a Japanese voice actress
  • Rie Kaela Kimura (木村カエラりえ), Japanese singer, songwriter, model, and presenter
  • {{Nihongo|Rie Matsuoka|松岡 理恵||born 1977}}, Japanese long-distance runner
  • Rie Miyazawa (宮沢 りえ), a Japanese actress and singer
  • {{Nihongo|Rie Murakawa|村川 梨衣||born 1990}}, Japanese voice actress and singer
  • {{Nihongo|Rie Nakamura|中村 理恵||born 1974}}, better known as Bad Nurse Nakamura, Japanese professional wrestler
  • Rie Oh (王 理恵), the second daughter of world home run king, Sadaharu Oh
  • {{Nihongo|Rie Sato (ice hockey)|佐藤 理絵||born 1972}}, Japanese ice hockey player
  • {{Nihongo|Rie Sato (softball)|佐藤 理恵||born 1980}}, Japanese softball player
  • {{Nihongo|Rie Sato (speed skater)|佐藤 利江||born 1972}}, Japanese speed skater
  • Rie Saito (斉藤 里恵, born 1984), Japanese politician and writer
  • {{Nihongo|Rie Shito|司東 利恵||born 1973}}, Japanese swimmer
  • Rie Suegara (末柄 里恵), Japanese voice actress
  • Rie Takada (高田 りえ), a Japanese manga artist
  • {{Nihongo|Rie Takahashi|高橋 李依||born 1994}}, Japanese voice actress and singer
  • Rie Tanaka (田中 理恵, born 1979), a Japanese singer and voice actress
  • Rie Terazono (寺園 理恵), a Japanese field hockey goalkeeper
  • Rie Tomosaka (ともさか りえ/友坂 理恵), a Japanese actress
  • Rie Ueno (上野 理恵), a Japanese long-distance runner
  • {{Nihongo|Rie Yamaki|山木 里恵||born 1975}}, Japanese women's footballer
  • Rie Yasumi (やすみ りえ), a Japanese Senryū poet
  • {{Nihongo|Rie Yoshiyuki|吉行 理恵||1939–2006}}, Japanese poet and writer

;Fictional Characters

Dutch feminine name

The Dutch name is usually a short form of Maria or Hendrika.

Masculine given name

  • Rie Meert (1920–2006), Belgian footballer (Henri)

Surname

References

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See also