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Rainer¹

Where it comes from

Variant of Rayner, a patronymic surname from a medieval given name from Proto-Germanic *raginą (“counsel by the gods”) + *harjaz (“army”). Also borrowed from modern German.

proper noun

  1. An English and American surname transferred from the given name.

rainer²

Where it comes from

From rain + -er.

noun rainers

  1. rare That which rains, or dispenses something in a shower. c, 1893-1899, Ralph T. H. Griffith (translator), The Vedas Indra, Brhaspati, rainers of treasure, rejoicing at this sacrifice drink the Soma.

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@misc{rainer_2026,
  title = {rainer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rainer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}