[Opinions] Rain
This was one of my favorites as a teenager and I am starting to like it again for boys and girls.
What do you think of the name? Do you prefer it for a boy or girl?
I find it really refreshing.
Which spelling?
Rain
Raine
Rayn
Rayne
Rayne is oddly the most common one.
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What do you think of the name? Do you prefer it for a boy or girl?
I find it really refreshing.
Which spelling?
Rain
Raine
Rayn
Rayne
Rayne is oddly the most common one.
Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
Replies
Noice! I used to like it when I was around 8-9 years old, I still like it, but I prefer Raine or Rayne.
I prefer Raine best. It looks the most straight forward as name material and has less fuss while also not looking like just the word. Rayne and Rayn look weird I generally dislike the Ys for Is trend in general
As a first name I only like it on a girl. Actually I almost like Rayne better since it seems like a name. As a middle name I like it both for girls or boys.
I don't mine Raine so much. Rain is a bit too blunt and Rayn and Rayne are too emo for me, but Raine is ok. Maybe because it seems surnamey.
I'm used to Raine for a girl (I immediately think of Barbara Cartland's daughter/Princess Diana's stepmother), but I could see it on a boy too. Yeah, Raine. I like it.
I'm used to Raine for a girl (I immediately think of Barbara Cartland's daughter/Princess Diana's stepmother), but I could see it on a boy too. Yeah, Raine. I like it.
I like it. Not enough to use it, even in a story, but I wouldn't mind someone else using it. I think it sounds pretty and I love rain so much.
I see it as very unisex but it depends on the spelling.
Personally I like Rayne even though that's a travesty and goes against my normal spelling preferences.
I see it as very unisex but it depends on the spelling.
Personally I like Rayne even though that's a travesty and goes against my normal spelling preferences.
Don't like it at all
It was one of my favourites as an 10-11 yr old. I liked Raine most.
I don’t like it anymore but I still prefer Raine or Rayne (I use to be obsessed with Ray names)
I don’t like it anymore but I still prefer Raine or Rayne (I use to be obsessed with Ray names)
I honestly don't see the point of it. I don't enjoy weather names in general: Summer, etc; Storm; even Gale! And rain, while very necessary, can also be destructive and, metaphorically, sad, depressing, similar to tears (isn't there a song called Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain, where blue and rain emphasise the unhappiness?). And the fact that it sounds like Reign, which some people also use as a name, doesn't help.
However, Botswana is permanently drought-stricken. Its flag is the cool blue-grey of water, and its currency is the Pula, which is seTswana for Rain. Mapula (muh POO luh, with the OO as in foot, not boot) is commonly used as a given name, usually though not always feminine. So, these things can happen.
However, Botswana is permanently drought-stricken. Its flag is the cool blue-grey of water, and its currency is the Pula, which is seTswana for Rain. Mapula (muh POO luh, with the OO as in foot, not boot) is commonly used as a given name, usually though not always feminine. So, these things can happen.