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Rainer.

a male given name from Old High German

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

name

  1. a male given name from Old High German

    masculine · proper-noun · strong
Where this word comes from

From Old High German *Reginheri, from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharjaz, from Proto-Germanic *raginą (“counsel by the gods”) + *harjaz (“army”). Cognate to English Rayner, Danish Regner, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Ragnar.

name

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

From Old High German *Reginheri, from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharjaz, from Proto-Germanic *raginą (“counsel by the gods”) + *harjaz (“army”). Cognate to English Rayner, Danish Regner, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Ragnar.

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