Rainer
[ˈraɪnər]Meaning
german form of rayner
Background Story
Rainer is the German form of Rayner, and is also a German surname that is a spelling variant of Reiner. It is recorded as a given name in Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, French, Frisian, Icelandic, Italian, Limburgish, Norwegian and Old Germanic, and is a common given name in Germany. Its related forms include Raginheri and Reiner, with the recorded roots regin, hari and heri.
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