Rain - Meaning of Rain

What does Rain mean?

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Rain

[ 1 syll. rai(n), ra-in ] The baby girl name Rain is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced REY-N †. Rain has its origins in the Old French, Germanic, and Latin languages. It is used largely in English.

Rain is a diminutive (English) of the English and French Lorraine.

Rain is also a form of the Slavic, Czech, English, German, Polish, and Russian Raina.

Rain is also a contracted form of the English, German, and Polish Regina.

See also the related categories, english, latin, and french.

Rain is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2018, out of the family of girl names directly related to Rain, Regina was the most widely used.

Baby names that sound like Rain include Raine, Rayne, Reign, Rein, Reyne, Rhaine, Rhane, Raeanne, Raen, Raene, Ran, Reane, Reem, Reen, Reene, Reine, Reiny, Ren, Renn, and Renne.

† Pronunciation for Rain: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"