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Help[Opinions] RAYNER, RAINER or REINER?
Premising that I am from europe, I am looking to change my name and I have almost settled on this one.
I love this name and its meaning, which is of german origin, meaning "wise army".
Yet, I'm undecided on which form to use. I would love to hear your opinions:
- Rayner (Eng. form); Mostly a surname, very rarely used as a first name, which could be an issue (?), yet it would assure the bearer of the name the nickname " Ray ", which I adore.
- Rainer (Ger. form); The most popular form of this name, still used in Germany. I've seen many people mistaking the spelling and reading it as " Rainier ", which I'm not a fan of and I'd like to avoid.
There also seem to be some pronunciation issues with this form.
It might still be associated to the nickname " Ray ".
- Reiner (Alt. Ger. form); Another less popular form of Rainer. It seems to be used as a surname as well.
Do you think that Reiner is safe from the " Rainier " misspelling?
And could the nickname " Ray " still be associated to it?
Which form do you think is best? Thanks to anyone who will comment with their opinion!
I love this name and its meaning, which is of german origin, meaning "wise army".
Yet, I'm undecided on which form to use. I would love to hear your opinions:
- Rayner (Eng. form); Mostly a surname, very rarely used as a first name, which could be an issue (?), yet it would assure the bearer of the name the nickname " Ray ", which I adore.
- Rainer (Ger. form); The most popular form of this name, still used in Germany. I've seen many people mistaking the spelling and reading it as " Rainier ", which I'm not a fan of and I'd like to avoid.
There also seem to be some pronunciation issues with this form.
It might still be associated to the nickname " Ray ".
- Reiner (Alt. Ger. form); Another less popular form of Rainer. It seems to be used as a surname as well.
Do you think that Reiner is safe from the " Rainier " misspelling?
And could the nickname " Ray " still be associated to it?
Which form do you think is best? Thanks to anyone who will comment with their opinion!
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