# Rainer
## English
### Etymology

Variant of Rayner, a patronymic surname from a medieval given name from Proto-Germanic *raginą (“counsel by the gods”) + *harjaz (“army”). Also borrowed from modern German.

### Proper noun

Rainer
* An English and American surname transferred from the given name.

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Rainer
* a male given name, equivalent to German Rainer

#### Related terms

* Rain
* Ragnar

## Finnish
### Etymology

From German Rainer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɑi̯ner/, [ˈrɑ̝i̯ne̞r]
* Rhymes: -ɑiner
* Hyphenation: Rai‧ner

### Proper noun

Rainer
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

Common male name among the Romani in Finland.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Rainer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rainerini
Rainerini
accusative
nom.
Rainerini
Rainerini
gen.
Rainerini
genitive
Rainerini
Rainerieni Rainereideni Rainereitteni
partitive
Raineriani
Rainereitani Rainerejani
inessive
Rainerissani
Rainereissani
elative
Raineristani
Rainereistani
illative
Raineriini
Rainereihini
adessive
Rainerillani
Rainereillani
ablative
Raineriltani
Rainereiltani
allative
Rainerilleni
Rainereilleni
essive
Rainerinani
Rainereinani
translative
Rainerikseni
Rainereikseni
abessive
Rainerittani
Rainereittani
instructive
comitative
—Rainereineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rainerisi
Rainerisi
accusative
nom.
Rainerisi
Rainerisi
gen.
Rainerisi
genitive
Rainerisi
Raineriesi Rainereidesi Rainereittesi
partitive
Raineriasi
Rainereitasi Rainerejasi
inessive
Rainerissasi
Rainereissasi
elative
Raineristasi
Rainereistasi
illative
Raineriisi
Rainereihisi
adessive
Rainerillasi
Rainereillasi
ablative
Raineriltasi
Rainereiltasi
allative
Rainerillesi
Rainereillesi
essive
Rainerinasi
Rainereinasi
translative
Raineriksesi
Rainereiksesi
abessive
Rainerittasi
Rainereittasi
instructive
comitative
—Rainereinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rainerimme
Rainerimme
accusative
nom.
Rainerimme
Rainerimme
gen.
Rainerimme
genitive
Rainerimme
Raineriemme Rainereidemme Rainereittemme
partitive
Raineriamme
Rainereitamme Rainerejamme
inessive
Rainerissamme
Rainereissamme
elative
Raineristamme
Rainereistamme
illative
Raineriimme
Rainereihimme
adessive
Rainerillamme
Rainereillamme
ablative
Raineriltamme
Rainereiltamme
allative
Rainerillemme
Rainereillemme
essive
Rainerinamme
Rainereinamme
translative
Raineriksemme
Rainereiksemme
abessive
Rainerittamme
Rainereittamme
instructive
comitative
—Rainereinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rainerinne
Rainerinne
accusative
nom.
Rainerinne
Rainerinne
gen.
Rainerinne
genitive
Rainerinne
Rainerienne Rainereidenne Rainereittenne
partitive
Rainerianne
Rainereitanne Rainerejanne
inessive
Rainerissanne
Rainereissanne
elative
Raineristanne
Rainereistanne
illative
Raineriinne
Rainereihinne
adessive
Rainerillanne
Rainereillanne
ablative
Raineriltanne
Rainereiltanne
allative
Rainerillenne
Rainereillenne
essive
Rainerinanne
Rainereinanne
translative
Raineriksenne
Rainereiksenne
abessive
Rainerittanne
Rainereittanne
instructive
comitative
—Rainereinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rainerinsa
Rainerinsa
accusative
nom.
Rainerinsa
Rainerinsa
gen.
Rainerinsa
genitive
Rainerinsa
Raineriensa Rainereidensa Rainereittensa
partitive
Raineriaan Raineriansa
Rainereitaan Rainerejaan Rainereitansa Rainerejansa
inessive
Rainerissaan Rainerissansa
Rainereissaan Rainereissansa
elative
Raineristaan Raineristansa
Rainereistaan Rainereistansa
illative
Raineriinsa
Rainereihinsa
adessive
Rainerillaan Rainerillansa
Rainereillaan Rainereillansa
ablative
Raineriltaan Raineriltansa
Rainereiltaan Rainereiltansa
allative
Rainerilleen Rainerillensa
Rainereilleen Rainereillensa
essive
Rainerinaan Rainerinansa
Rainereinaan Rainereinansa
translative
Rainerikseen Raineriksensa
Rainereikseen Rainereiksensa
abessive
Rainerittaan Rainerittansa
Rainereittaan Rainereittansa
instructive
comitative
—Rainereineen Rainereinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Raikku

#### Statistics

* Rainer is the 251st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,883 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,479 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## German
### Alternative forms

* Reiner

### Etymology

From Old High German *Reginheri, from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharjaz, from Proto-Germanic *raginą (“counsel by the gods”) + *harjaz (“army”). Cognate to English Rayner, Danish Regner, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Ragnar.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: reiner

### Proper noun

Rainer m (proper noun, strong, genitive Rainers, plural Rainer or Rainers)
* a male given name from Old High German

#### Declension
### Proper noun

Rainer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Rainers or (with an article) Rainer, feminine genitive Rainer, plural Rainers or Rainer)
* a surname originating as a patronymic

#### Declension

$^1$With an article.