I really don't think it's derived from "reine", French for "queen", because that has a pronunciation that is completely different.It's just Rain with an E at the end of it, kind of like Brooke or Skye.It's pretty but I find it far fetched that it's supposed to come from a French word with a different pronunciation. [noted -ed]
Gabriele Raine Baljak, known as Raine Baljak, is a Filipino-Australian former beauty pageant titleholder. She was Miss Cebu 2016, and is a public speaker, health and fitness coach, and model.
I wish I could kick myself! I named my daughter Raina, but Raine is better since it has a note of ambiguity- useful in job applications. Why didn't I see this? Changing the name is so complicated at this point. A thousand regrets.
― Anonymous User 1/22/2020
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There's someone I know who's called Raine for a nickname and her real name is Lorraine.
Raine is my middle name and I love it. I was named after my aunt whose name is Lauraine (as in Laurence) and although it's not my first name, I often go by Raine.
― Anonymous User 12/4/2018
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My name is Raine, I am 62 and as a child I wasn’t keen on it because all my friends had common names. However as an adult, and now unusual names are more common, I love it.
Pretty name! I love it!... I would spell it Rayne though.
― Anonymous User 3/12/2016
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Meaning "helpful friend".
― Anonymous User 2/17/2016
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Such a pretty female name! I like it better spelled as Rayne but there's not an option to comment on the name spelled that way.
― Anonymous User 2/17/2016
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I've seen it used for girls. Pretty and elegant feminine name. I do prefer the Rayne spelling though!
― Anonymous User 10/2/2015
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Nice name.. Used much more for girls, and that's how it should be. It's soft and feminine! Seems more commonly spelled Rayne these days and I prefer it spelled Rayne.
― Anonymous User 7/30/2015
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Raine is a pretty gorgeous name; I like it spelled thusly. At once hippie-ish and elegant. :)
One lady I found online has a daughter named Rhiannon, nicknamed Raine.
― Anonymous User 11/8/2011
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I like to pronounce it as rain-EE, though in hindsight that would probably lead to a lot of weather-related teasing. Just thinks it sounds rather poetic that way.
I love this name, but wouldn't use it as a first name because of the comments and jokes the kid would get. I'd use it at as middle name. This spelling is the best one, in my opinion.
― Anonymous User 8/1/2009
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I know this name is placed as feminine, but I have seen it as masculine three times.
Rayne is the title character of the Bloodrayne video games and films. She is a half vampire (dhamphir) who hunts vampires for the secret Brimstone Society.
The novelist Barbara Cartland named her only child (born 1929) Raine. That child, born Raine McCorquodale, became famous as an English High Society beauty and hostess - her first husband was the Earl of Dartmouth and her second Earl Spencer, father of Princess Diana.
This is such a cool name for someone a bit unconventional and edgy. It sounds like the name of a cool girl with a great taste in music, someone who has a bit of an indie look. It's not bad on grown women either. It's just that variations of this name seem to be really common as middle names for ghastly names like Heaven and Nevaeh. Not a middle name for me. It's already stale as such.
Once on T.V., someone's name was "Raine Gottess", but when you pronounced it sounded like "Rain Goddess". Very nice!
― Anonymous User 12/3/2005
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This is my name, and I can recommend it to anyone, but be prepared for it to be mispronounced and for people to tell you jokes about the weather because I've been hearing them my entire life so far.
Raine for me, is God's Gift. A beautiful name for a girl with a beautiful face. When she smiles she just doesn't know how she takes my breath away. I hope GOD makes more people like her, because she's someone who can make a person feels good about life.