English
Etymology
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
Rainer
- An English and American surname transferred from the given name.
Estonian
Proper noun
Rainer
- a male given name, equivalent to German Rainer
Finnish
Etymology
From German Rainer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑi̯ner/, [ˈrɑ̝i̯ne̞r]
- Rhymes: -ɑiner
- Syllabification(key): Rai‧ner
- Hyphenation(key): Rai‧ner
Proper noun
Rainer
- a male given name
Usage notes
Common male name among the Romani in Finland.
Declension
| Inflection of Rainer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Rainer
|
Rainerit
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| genitive
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Rainerin
|
Rainerien
Rainereiden
Rainereitten
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| partitive
|
Raineria
|
Rainereita
Rainereja
|
| illative
|
Raineriin
|
Rainereihin
|
|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Rainer
|
Rainerit
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Rainer
|
Rainerit
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| gen.
|
Rainerin
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| genitive
|
Rainerin
|
Rainerien
Rainereiden
Rainereitten
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| partitive
|
Raineria
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Rainereita
Rainereja
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| inessive
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Rainerissa
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Rainereissa
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| elative
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Rainerista
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Rainereista
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| illative
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Raineriin
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Rainereihin
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| adessive
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Rainerilla
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Rainereilla
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| ablative
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Rainerilta
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Rainereilta
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| allative
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Rainerille
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Rainereille
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| essive
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Rainerina
|
Rainereina
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| translative
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Raineriksi
|
Rainereiksi
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| abessive
|
Raineritta
|
Rainereitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Rainerein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Rainerini
|
Rainerini
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rainerini
|
Rainerini
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| gen.
|
Rainerini
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| genitive
|
Rainerini
|
Rainerieni
Rainereideni
Rainereitteni
|
| partitive
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Raineriani
|
Rainereitani
Rainerejani
|
| inessive
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Rainerissani
|
Rainereissani
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| elative
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Raineristani
|
Rainereistani
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| illative
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Raineriini
|
Rainereihini
|
| adessive
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Rainerillani
|
Rainereillani
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| ablative
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Raineriltani
|
Rainereiltani
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| allative
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Rainerilleni
|
Rainereilleni
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| essive
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Rainerinani
|
Rainereinani
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| translative
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Rainerikseni
|
Rainereikseni
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| abessive
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Rainerittani
|
Rainereittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Rainereineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Rainerisi
|
Rainerisi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rainerisi
|
Rainerisi
|
| gen.
|
Rainerisi
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| genitive
|
Rainerisi
|
Raineriesi
Rainereidesi
Rainereittesi
|
| partitive
|
Raineriasi
|
Rainereitasi
Rainerejasi
|
| inessive
|
Rainerissasi
|
Rainereissasi
|
| elative
|
Raineristasi
|
Rainereistasi
|
| illative
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Raineriisi
|
Rainereihisi
|
| adessive
|
Rainerillasi
|
Rainereillasi
|
| ablative
|
Raineriltasi
|
Rainereiltasi
|
| allative
|
Rainerillesi
|
Rainereillesi
|
| essive
|
Rainerinasi
|
Rainereinasi
|
| translative
|
Raineriksesi
|
Rainereiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Rainerittasi
|
Rainereittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Rainereinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Rainerimme
|
Rainerimme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rainerimme
|
Rainerimme
|
| gen.
|
Rainerimme
|
| genitive
|
Rainerimme
|
Raineriemme
Rainereidemme
Rainereittemme
|
| partitive
|
Raineriamme
|
Rainereitamme
Rainerejamme
|
| inessive
|
Rainerissamme
|
Rainereissamme
|
| elative
|
Raineristamme
|
Rainereistamme
|
| illative
|
Raineriimme
|
Rainereihimme
|
| adessive
|
Rainerillamme
|
Rainereillamme
|
| ablative
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Raineriltamme
|
Rainereiltamme
|
| allative
|
Rainerillemme
|
Rainereillemme
|
| essive
|
Rainerinamme
|
Rainereinamme
|
| translative
|
Raineriksemme
|
Rainereiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Rainerittamme
|
Rainereittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Rainereinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Rainerinne
|
Rainerinne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rainerinne
|
Rainerinne
|
| gen.
|
Rainerinne
|
| genitive
|
Rainerinne
|
Rainerienne
Rainereidenne
Rainereittenne
|
| partitive
|
Rainerianne
|
Rainereitanne
Rainerejanne
|
| inessive
|
Rainerissanne
|
Rainereissanne
|
| elative
|
Raineristanne
|
Rainereistanne
|
| illative
|
Raineriinne
|
Rainereihinne
|
| adessive
|
Rainerillanne
|
Rainereillanne
|
| ablative
|
Raineriltanne
|
Rainereiltanne
|
| allative
|
Rainerillenne
|
Rainereillenne
|
| essive
|
Rainerinanne
|
Rainereinanne
|
| translative
|
Raineriksenne
|
Rainereiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Rainerittanne
|
Rainereittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Rainereinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Rainerinsa
|
Rainerinsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rainerinsa
|
Rainerinsa
|
| gen.
|
Rainerinsa
|
| genitive
|
Rainerinsa
|
Raineriensa
Rainereidensa
Rainereittensa
|
| partitive
|
Raineriaan
Raineriansa
|
Rainereitaan
Rainerejaan
Rainereitansa
Rainerejansa
|
| inessive
|
Rainerissaan
Rainerissansa
|
Rainereissaan
Rainereissansa
|
| elative
|
Raineristaan
Raineristansa
|
Rainereistaan
Rainereistansa
|
| illative
|
Raineriinsa
|
Rainereihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Rainerillaan
Rainerillansa
|
Rainereillaan
Rainereillansa
|
| ablative
|
Raineriltaan
Raineriltansa
|
Rainereiltaan
Rainereiltansa
|
| allative
|
Rainerilleen
Rainerillensa
|
Rainereilleen
Rainereillensa
|
| essive
|
Rainerinaan
Rainerinansa
|
Rainereinaan
Rainereinansa
|
| translative
|
Rainerikseen
Raineriksensa
|
Rainereikseen
Rainereiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Rainerittaan
Rainerittansa
|
Rainereittaan
Rainereittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Rainereineen
Rainereinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Statistics
- Rainer is the 251st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,883 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,479 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rainer m (proper noun, strong, genitive Rainers, plural Rainer or Rainers)
- a male given name from Old High German
Declension
Declension of Rainer [masculine, strong]
Proper noun
Rainer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Rainers or (with an article) Rainer, feminine genitive Rainer, plural Rainers or Rainer)
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Declension
Declension of Rainer [masculine // feminine, surname]