The rainey Surname
rainey Name Meaning and History
Irish or Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Raighne,
Ó Ráighne, from a personal name derived from the Old
Norse name Rognvaldr (see Ronald, Reynold).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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