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Rainier (name)

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The name Rainier (/rəˈnɪər/ or /rˈnɪər/; [ʁɛˈnje], a French form of Rainer) may refer to

Given name:

  • Reginar II, Count of Hainaut (890–932), also written Rainier II
  • Rainier, Margrave of Tuscany, Margrave of Tuscany from 1014 to 1027
  • Rainier, Marquess of Montferrat (c. 1084 – 1135)
  • Saint Rainier (c. 1117 – c. 1160), Pisan saint
  • Renier of Montferrat (1162–1183), son-in-law of Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos
  • Several princes of Monaco, all of the House of Grimaldi:
  • Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes (1267–1314)
  • Rainier II, Lord of Monaco (14th century)
  • Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1923–2005)
  • Surname:

  • Peter Rainier, Jr. (1741–1808), a British naval leader
  • Priaulx Rainier (1903–1986), South African-British composer
  • Fiction:

  • Charles Rainier, main character in Random Harvest by James Hilton
  • Rainier Wolfcastle, an action hero star in the Simpsons
  • References

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