Rainer

See also: rainer

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

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

Estonian

Proper noun

Rainer

  1. a male given name, equivalent to German Rainer

Finnish

Etymology

From German Rainer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑi̯ner/, [ˈrɑ̝i̯ne̞r]
  • Rhymes: -ɑiner
  • Syllabification(key): Rai‧ner

Proper noun

Rainer

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Common male name among the Romani in Finland.

Declension
Inflection of Rainer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative Rainer Rainerit
genitive Rainerin Rainerien
Rainereiden
Rainereitten
partitive Raineria Rainereita
Rainereja
illative Raineriin Rainereihin
singular plural
nominative Rainer Rainerit
accusative nom. Rainer Rainerit
gen. Rainerin
genitive Rainerin Rainerien
Rainereiden
Rainereitten
partitive Raineria Rainereita
Rainereja
inessive Rainerissa Rainereissa
elative Rainerista Rainereista
illative Raineriin Rainereihin
adessive Rainerilla Rainereilla
ablative Rainerilta Rainereilta
allative Rainerille Rainereille
essive Rainerina Rainereina
translative Raineriksi Rainereiksi
abessive Raineritta Rainereitta
instructive — Rainerein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Rainer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Rainerini Rainerini
accusative nom. Rainerini Rainerini
gen. Rainerini
genitive Rainerini Rainerieni
Rainereideni
Rainereitteni
partitive Raineriani Rainereitani
Rainerejani
inessive Rainerissani Rainereissani
elative Raineristani Rainereistani
illative Raineriini Rainereihini
adessive Rainerillani Rainereillani
ablative Raineriltani Rainereiltani
allative Rainerilleni Rainereilleni
essive Rainerinani Rainereinani
translative Rainerikseni Rainereikseni
abessive Rainerittani Rainereittani
instructive — —
comitative — Rainereineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Rainerisi Rainerisi
accusative nom. Rainerisi Rainerisi
gen. Rainerisi
genitive Rainerisi Raineriesi
Rainereidesi
Rainereittesi
partitive Raineriasi Rainereitasi
Rainerejasi
inessive Rainerissasi Rainereissasi
elative Raineristasi Rainereistasi
illative Raineriisi Rainereihisi
adessive Rainerillasi Rainereillasi
ablative Raineriltasi Rainereiltasi
allative Rainerillesi Rainereillesi
essive Rainerinasi Rainereinasi
translative Raineriksesi Rainereiksesi
abessive Rainerittasi Rainereittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Rainereinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative 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 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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *raginą (“counsel by the gods”) + *harjaz (“army”). Cognate to Scandinavian Ragnar.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: reiner

Proper noun

Rainer m (proper noun, strong, genitive Rainers, plural Rainer or Rainers)

  1. a male given name

Declension
Declension of Rainer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Rainer die Rainer, Rainers
genitive eines des Rainers der Rainer, Rainers
dative einem dem Rainer den Rainern, Rainers
accusative einen den Rainer die Rainer, Rainers

Proper noun

Rainer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Rainers or (with an article) Rainer, feminine genitive Rainer, plural Rainers or Rainer)

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Declension
Declension of Rainer [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Rainer (eine) (die) Rainer (die) Rainers, Rainer
genitive (eines) (des) Rainers, Rainer1 (einer) (der) Rainer (der) Rainers, Rainer
dative (einem) (dem) Rainer (einer) (der) Rainer (den) Rainers, Rainer
accusative (einen) (den) Rainer (eine) (die) Rainer (die) Rainers, Rainer

1With an article.

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