The raine Surname
raine Name Meaning and History
- English and French: from a short form of any of the various Germanic personal names formed with ragin ‘counsel’ as the first element (see, for example, Raymond, Reynold).
- English: from the medieval female personal name Rayne (from Old French reine ‘queen’, Latin regina).
- English and French: nickname from Old French raine ‘frog’ (Latin rana).
- Scottish: habitational name from a place called Rayne in Aberdeenshire, so named from an English dialect term meaning ‘strip of land’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 83 - Messages: 257
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| John Raine line |
 guests1
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| Furman Raine (NJ-DEL area) | Stacey | 15 |
| Raine's of North Yorkshire | Anthony Heath | 16 |
| Raine family , Country Durham |
E_LANGRISH
| 6 |
| George Henry Raine |
davidraine
| 7 |
| Raine Family |
AJJenkins44
| 3 |
| robert h swordy and jane raine |
raine_man2008
| 0 |
| RAINE/HOLLAND, CHCH, NZ. 1865+ |
jazsaxman
| 2 |
| Any Info on Raine\s from Newcastle? | Keri Raine | 11 |
| Obit William Raine Denison, IA 1845-1922 |
lechein
| 0 |
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