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The original French is as others have described. However, there are many people in the USA who pronounce the name of the city of Racine, Wisconsin, as RAY-seen, including many who actually live in that city.

Racine is a French surname meaning "root". It is prononced rah-seen, and not used as a name.

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~~ Claire ~~

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My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July

rah-SEEN

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rasseen. It is famous as a name because of the French playwright Jean Racine, but the actual word "racine" means root.

I know it as a French surname, like the playwright: rah-seen, with the syllables getting about equal stress and the R making that lovely French sound.

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As a fn, it suggests either racin' along or raisin as in muesli.

I have always heard it pronounced Ray-seen