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The name '''Rainer''' comes from the Germanic name ''Reginar'', composed of the two elements ''ragin'' ("advice") and ''heri'' ("army"). The name was brought to [[Britain in the Middle Ages|Britain]] by the [[Normans]].
Cognates:
:[[German language|German]]: Rainer
:[[Scandinavia|Scandinavian]]: [[Ragnar]]
:[[Danish language|Danish]]: Regner
:[[French language|French]]: [[Rainier]]
:[[Italian language|Italian]]: Raniero
:[[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Rainiero.
People whose [[family name]] is or was '''Rainer''' include:
*[[Adam Rainer]] (1899—1950), Austrian dwarf and giant
*[[Arnulf Rainer]] (born 1929), Austrian painter
*[[Dachine Rainer]] (1921—2000), British poet and anarchist
*[[Friedrich Rainer]] (1903—1947), Austrian National Socialist politician
*[[Gerhard Rainer]], Austrian bobsledder
*[[Luise Rainer]] (born 1910), German film actress
*[[Marie-Louise Rainer]], Italian luger
*[[Reinhold Rainer]] (born 1973), Italian luger
*[[Roland Rainer]] (1910—2004), Austrian architect
*[[Thom S. Rainer]] (born 1955), U.S. Christian writer and speaker
*[[Wali Rainer]] (born 1977), U.S. football player
*[[Yvonne Rainer]] (born 1934), U.S. choreographer and filmmaker
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