Comments for RAINA:

Very popular Bulgarian female name. Alternative origin - Ray - which in Bulgarian means paradise.

-- rositsa  12/2/2004

It's a Czech name. Not Polish. We don't use it. [noted -ed]

-- Kicia  1/1/2006

It's NOT a Czech name! It sounds well, but not in Czech Republic. [noted -ed]

-- Anonymous User  1/19/2006

The Bulgarian name "Raina" (also written "Rayna" in the site) has nothing to do with "Regina"! "Raina" originates from the Bulgarian word "rai" meaning "paradise" as a noun ("rai" is pronounced [rai], where [ai] is a DIPHTHONG, not [rai] with a stress on the "a", like the Italian television). Most probably the confusion comes from the pronunciation of "rai" - the fact that people who see the name written "Raina" or "Rayna" pronounce it [raina] with a stress on the "i" or on the "a", but not [raina] with the DIPHTHONG [ai], in which case the stress falls on the whole "rai".

-- iva_toneva  5/24/2006

The Bulgarian "Raina Yakimova", who was born on 15th December, 1934, in Burgas, Bulgaria, known as "Raina Kabaivanska", is one of the most famous Bulgarian opera singers. In the 2nd half of the 20th century she was one of the most popular soprano singers. Some of her roles are in "Otello", "Don Carlo", "La Traviata", "Il Trovatore", "La Forza del Destino", "Tosca", "Roberto Devereux", "Rienzi", "Queen of Spades", "Capriccio", "La Verstalle".

-- iva_toneva  5/25/2006

In addition to "queen" and "paradise", I've seen Raina on another website with the meaning "peaceful". I also associate it with the English word rain.

-- Anonymous User  9/5/2006

"Ai" in "Raina" is pronounced as a diphthong [ai], but not [ei] like in "rain", "rein" and "reign"!

-- iva_toneva  2/6/2007

Raina is a beautiful name for a girl. I like the nickname Rainie.

-- Anonymous User  5/10/2007

"Raina" literally means "sun"!

-- raina  11/7/2007

Love this name, it's pretty and just different enough from Rain that the child wouldn't be teased. I also love the nickname, Rainie. :D

-- Laurisgirl  8/15/2008

Raina Petkoff is the heroine of George Bernard Shaw's comedic play "Arms and the Man" (1894), set during the Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885. Shaw specifically notes that her name is pronounced "rah-EE-na". She is a young, aristocratic Bulgarian woman. One night, a Swiss soldier climbs into her bedroom, seeking refuge from the battle raging outside. She hides him, even though she thinks he is a coward. Later, they fall in love.

-- Anonymous User  8/29/2008

Raina is the name of a character from "The Sword of Truth" saga written by Terry Goodkind.

-- winterglow  1/4/2009

Queen Rania of Jordan, wife of current King of Jordan.

-- imojeen  7/1/2009

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