Rie

For other uses, see RIE (disambiguation).

Rie

Gender	female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese, Dutch
Meaning	different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Related names	Eri, Rei, Rieko Ria

Rie is a Japanese (Japanese: 利恵, りえ, リエ) and Dutch feminine given name. It is also an uncommon masculine short form of Henri and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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 (梨絵), a Japanese retired ice dancer
• Rie Azami (理絵, born 1989), a Japanese football player
• Rie Eto (利恵), a Japanese music artist
• Rie Fu (リエ), a Japanese singer-songwriter
• Rie Ishizuka (理恵), a Japanese voice actress
• Rie Isogai (利恵), a Japanese murder victim
• Rie Kitahara (北原里英), member of Japanese idol group sensation AKB48
• Rie Kanda (理江), a Japanese voice actress
• Rie Kimura (木村 理恵, born 1971), Japanese women's footballer
• Rie Kugimiya (理恵, born 1979) a Japanese voice actress
• Rie Kaela Kimura (木村カエラりえ), Japanese singer, songwriter, model, and presenter
• Rie Matsuoka (松岡 理恵, born 1977), Japanese long-distance runner
• Rie Miyazawa (りえ), a Japanese actress and singer
• Rie Murakawa (村川 梨衣, born 1990), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Rie Nakamura (中村 理恵, born 1974), better known as Bad Nurse Nakamura, Japanese professional wrestler
• Rie Oh (理恵), the second daughter of world home run king, Sadaharu Oh
• Rie Sato (ice hockey) (佐藤 理絵, born 1972), Japanese ice hockey player
• Rie Sato (softball) (佐藤 理恵, born 1980), Japanese softball player
• 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
• Rie Shito (司東 利恵, born 1973), Japanese swimmer
• Rie Suegara (里恵), Japanese voice actress
• Rie Takada (りえ), a Japanese manga artist
• Rie Takahashi (高橋 李依, born 1994), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Rie Tanaka (理, born 1979), a Japanese singer and voice actress
• Rie Terazono (理恵 寺園), a Japanese field hockey goalkeeper
• Rie Tomosaka (りえ), a Japanese actress
• Rie Ueno, a Japanese long-distance runner
• Rie Yamaki (山木 里恵, born 1975), Japanese women's footballer
• Rie Yasumi (りえ), a Japanese Senryū poet
• Rie Yoshiyuki (吉行 理恵, 1939–2006), Japanese poet and writer

Fictional Characters

• Rie Aoi, a character from Chōjin Sentai Jetman
• Rie Misumi (美墨 理恵), a character in the anime series Futari wa Pretty Cure
• Rie Yamabishi (理恵), a character in the manga series Spriggan

European feminine name

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

• Rie de Balbian Verster-Bolderhey (1890–1990), Dutch painter
• Rie de Boois (1936-2010), Dutch politician
• Rie Beisenherz (1901–1992), Dutch swimmer
• Rie Briejèr (1910–1999), Dutch sprinter and long jumper
• Rie Cramer (1887–1977), Dutch writer and illustrator
• Rie Mastenbroek (1919–2003), Dutch swimmer
• Rie Muñoz (1921–2015), Dutch-born American artist and educator
• Rie Rasmussen (born 1978), Danish fashion model, actress, film director, writer and photographer
• Rie van Veen (1923–1995), Dutch swimmer
• Rie Vierdag (1905–2005), Dutch swimmer

Masculine given name

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

People with the surname

• An Van Rie, a Belgian racing cyclist
• Lucie Rie, an Austrian-born British studio potter

See also

• Rye (disambiguation)