Rainier: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Rainier – Meaning: counsel + army (roughly 'deciding warrior') – Origin: French, from Germanic (Raginheri) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: ray-NEER


Rainier is a French, from Germanic (Raginheri) boy's name meaning “counsel + army (roughly 'deciding warrior')”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Rainier

Meaning: Counsel + army (roughly 'deciding warrior').

Origin: French, from Germanic (Raginheri).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Rainier

Phonetic: ray-NEER   IPA: /reɪˈnɪər/

Popularity of Rainier

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1956–2024.

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