76%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage German, Germanic [1] Pronounced Pron. RIE-nu(German) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links German form of Rayner. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsRaginheri, Reiner(Germanic) Other Languages & CulturesReinier(Dutch) Rayner(English) Ragnar, Rain(Estonian) Ragnar(Faroese) Rainier(French) Reinder(Frisian) Ragnar(Icelandic) Raniero, Nero(Italian) Reneer, Neer(Limburgish) Ragnar(Norwegian) Raginaharjaz(Old Germanic) Ragnarr(Old Norse) Rainerio(Spanish) Ragnar(Swedish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #167 in 1944 Czech Republic Last ranked #462 in 1944 France Last ranked #14 in 1962 Germany People think this name isRate·Details formal strong strange serious nerdy Name DaysName Days? Austria: January 14Austria: August 4Estonia: October 1Finland: October 1Germany: August 4Poland: June 17Poland: December 30 Categories directors, Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest, Legend of the Galactic Heroes characters, Wii Sports Resort opponent Miis, Wii Sports series opponent Miis Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1232.