Rie is a Japanese () 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 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 , 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 , Japanese long-distance runner Rie Miyazawa (りえ), a Japanese actress and singer , better known as Bad Nurse Nakamura, Japanese professional wrestler Rie Oh (理恵), the second daughter of world home run king, Sadaharu Oh , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese softball player , Japanese speed skater Rie Saito (斉藤 里恵, born 1984), Japanese politician and writer , Japanese swimmer Rie Suegara (里恵), Japanese voice actress Rie Takada (りえ), a Japanese manga artist , 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 , Japanese women's footballer Rie Yasumi (りえ), a Japanese Senryū poet , Japanese poet and writer Fictional Characters Rie Yamabishi (理恵), a character in the manga series Spriggan Rie Aoi, a character from Chōjin Sentai Jetman 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 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