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My very first reaction was to mentally associate Rayne as a creative extrapolation/feminization of Ray / Raymond. I did not think of the nature word or see any mental imagery as I do when I read the Rain spelling.

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On its own, Rayne did not strike me as "tacky" but if this spelling is meant to mean "rain", the alteration does feel silly to me. I don't mind Rayne visually and it's easy to pronounce. Sound-wise, I prefer Reyna / Rayna.

I'd rather see it Raine or Reine, close to the original "queen" meaning.

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Rain is tacky because its a word, and a thing at that.

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Adding a y is tacky because it yells "look I made a word into a name! Arent I clever!"

What about Reign?

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I really love Reign for a girl =)

It's certainly tacky. Whether it's too tacky will depend on your tolerance for tackiness.

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You should get away with it, I suppose, as long as you don't name her sister Storm.

Maybe spell it as Raine.

I have a second little cousin named Raine, I think it is fine to use. So Yay! :)

Nay, but I do like Rayna.

Hi !!!

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Rayne as a variant of Rain?
No! No! No! It is too tacky!

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When I saw the question my first thought was that Rayne could be a variant of Raine/Reine/Reina/Regina but...when I saw that you were asked for a variant of Rain...nay!!!

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Well..Rayne as a variant of Raine/Reine is tacky too.

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So...I'm sorry. It is a big Nay! XDXDXD

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Byeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Nay. I once knew a boy named Rain. In reality, it's a really odd name to use on a daily basis.