Rainer
[ˈraɪnər]Meaning
german form of rayner
Background Story
Rainer is the German form of Rayner. Behind the Name records it as used in Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, French, Frisian, Icelandic, Italian, Limburgish, Norwegian and Old Germanic.
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