Rayner
My newest name obsession is Rayner, which I find distinguished and reminiscent of the Old World yet perfectly compatible with the current times. What does everyone think of it? I know it's a random name to fawn over, but I can't help it -- I'm smitten with its unexpected suavity.
Which of these combinations do you like?
Rayner Algernon
Rayner Aloysius
Rayner Ambrose
Rayner Anselm
Rayner Augustine
Rayner Augustus
Rayner Benedict
Rayner Benjamin
Rayner Claudius
Rayner Clement
Rayner Edmond / Edmund
Rayner Eugene
Rayner Eustace
Rayner Humphrey
Rayner Ichabod
Rayner Isaac
Rayner Isidore
Rayner Jolyon
Rayner Julian
Rayner Julius
Rayner Lazarus
Rayner Leopold
Rayner Louis
Rayner Lucian / Lucien
Rayner Lucius
Rayner Ludwig
Rayner Montague
Rayner Osmond
Rayner Oswald
Rayner Pascal
Rayner Philip
Rayner Quentin
Rayner Sebastian
Rayner Sigmund
Rayner Thaddeus
Rayner Thelonius
Rayner Theobald
Rayner Tristram
Rayner Ulysses
Rayner Valentine
Rayner Wilfred
Rayner Wilhelm
Which of these combinations do you like?
Rayner Algernon
Rayner Aloysius
Rayner Ambrose
Rayner Anselm
Rayner Augustine
Rayner Augustus
Rayner Benedict
Rayner Benjamin
Rayner Claudius
Rayner Clement
Rayner Edmond / Edmund
Rayner Eugene
Rayner Eustace
Rayner Humphrey
Rayner Ichabod
Rayner Isaac
Rayner Isidore
Rayner Jolyon
Rayner Julian
Rayner Julius
Rayner Lazarus
Rayner Leopold
Rayner Louis
Rayner Lucian / Lucien
Rayner Lucius
Rayner Ludwig
Rayner Montague
Rayner Osmond
Rayner Oswald
Rayner Pascal
Rayner Philip
Rayner Quentin
Rayner Sebastian
Rayner Sigmund
Rayner Thaddeus
Rayner Thelonius
Rayner Theobald
Rayner Tristram
Rayner Ulysses
Rayner Valentine
Rayner Wilfred
Rayner Wilhelm
Replies
It's my MILs maiden name. I would use it to honour my partners grandparents who have passed but I don't like it when I think of some of his relatives who bear the name as a surname and aren't exactly the sort of people I want to have my child associated with by name.
It was my music teacher's surname. Thus will always remain a surname to me, not a first name.
Despite that, these are the combos I like from your list:
Rayner Algernon
Rayner Aloysius
Rayner Ambrose
Rayner Benedict
Rayner Julian
Rayner Julius
Rayner Ludwig
Rayner Oswald
Rayner Pascal
Rayner Thaddeus
Rayner Theobald
Despite that, these are the combos I like from your list:
Rayner Algernon
Rayner Aloysius
Rayner Ambrose
Rayner Benedict
Rayner Julian
Rayner Julius
Rayner Ludwig
Rayner Oswald
Rayner Pascal
Rayner Thaddeus
Rayner Theobald
I like:
Rayner Ambrose
Rayner Eustace
Rayner Ichabod--love this one
Rayner Sigmund
Rayner Ulysses
Rayner Wilfred
Rayner Ambrose
Rayner Eustace
Rayner Ichabod--love this one
Rayner Sigmund
Rayner Ulysses
Rayner Wilfred