Rainer Family History
Rainer Name Meaning
English: variant of Raynor . German: variant of Reiner . German: topographic name a variant of Rain French: variant of Rainier and in North America (also) an altered form of this or of one of its variants. Americanized or Germanized form of Slovenian and Croatian Rajner or Slovenian Rajnar: from a personal name of German origin (see Reiner 1 compare 2 above). The surname in the form Rainer is also found in Slovenia. Compare also Rayner and Reiner
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022