Raina
[ˈreɪ.nə]Meaning
alternate transcription of Bulgarian Райна; also a surname from Kashmiri and Italian
Background Story
Raina is an alternate transcription of the Bulgarian name Райна, with Rayna, Radina and Radka as variants and Raya as a diminutive. It is used in English, Italian, Czech, Danish and several other European languages. The English surname was borrowed from Kashmiri 𑆫𑆽𑆤𑆳 (rainā), and also from the Italian surname Raina. It is found mainly in Kashmir, and in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.
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