Rider - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Rider \r(i)-

is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "horseman". Possibly a transferred surname. Author Rider Haggard; painter Albert Pinkham Ryder.

Rider has 2 variant forms: Ridder and Ryder.

Baby names that sound like Rider are Rayder and Ritter.

Rider is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#2410 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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