MNs for Rain/Raina?

Girl Names
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So we have a 3 syllable last name. And we have two first names that we both like.

[name]Rain[/name] - Nature name, pleasant fresh image, slightly artsy without being bizarre.
vs.
[name]Raina[/name] - Feminine, historic, nice meaning, husband can still call her [name]Rain[/name].

I like the concept of a tailored, crisp FN, but I find one-syllable ones challenging to actually use. What would you make a middle name to [name]Rain[/name] as a FN? I’ve seen [name]Rain[/name] many times as the easy-going little middle name to set off almost any first name, but if we want it in front?

And what middle flatters [name]Raina[/name]? [name]Raina[/name] can sound like [name]Rain[/name] o’ so I’m not sure about [name]Raina[/name] [name]Lilac[/name] or similar?

We like nature/botanical/gem names but I’m not sure about double-barrelling them. We don’t like surname-names or creatively spelled names.

I do like Biblical names, he does like Gaelic names. (Some crossover both ways though) We both like kind of old fashioned names and no nickname-names.

Basically I’m trying to gather ideas, since [name]Rain[/name]/a actually makes us both pretty happy. [name]Rowan[/name] made him happy, [name]Rosamund[/name] made me happy, we’re both into these two.

So far I have:

[name]Raina[/name] [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Vivien[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Niamh[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Indigo[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Opal[/name]

[name]Rain[/name] [name]Susannah[/name], [name]Rain[/name] [name]Saoirse[/name], [name]Rain[/name] [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Rain[/name] [name]Gwyneira[/name]

As you can see, more ideas are needed. Is there a name nerd in the house?

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[name]Hi[/name]!!

Out of your ideas, I love:

[name]Raina[/name] [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Niamh[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Indigo[/name] and [name]Rain[/name] [name]Saoirse[/name].

Though I do prefer [name]Raina[/name] than [name]Rain[/name].

My ideas:

[name]Raina[/name] [name]Louise[/name]/[name]Louisa[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Willow[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Madeline[/name], [name]Rain[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] it helps!

xxJasminexx

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[name]Love[/name] [name]Rain[/name] [name]Susannah[/name] and [name]Raina[/name] [name]Vivian[/name].

I like the suggestion of [name]Raina[/name] [name]Louise[/name]. I like the 2-syllable idea with the stress on the second syllable.
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Marin[/name] (Ma-[name]RIN[/name])

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I like [name]Raina[/name] [name]Vivian[/name] on your list. I always think of [name]Rain[/name] for a boy, [name]Raina[/name] for a girl. I know a few boy [name]Rain[/name]'s (and [name]Raine[/name]'s) but not girls.

[name]Raina[/name] [name]Jade[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Isobel[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Corinne[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Elaine[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Cassandra[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Simone[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Therese[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Juliette[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Magdalene[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Selene[/name]

5

Definitely [name]Raina[/name]. Like you said, you can still use [name]Rain[/name] as nickname.

[name]Raina[/name] [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Vivien[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Niamh[/name].

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[name]Raina[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Coraline[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Siobhan[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Magdalene[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Gwendolyn[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Christabel[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Simone[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Margot[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Raina[/name] [name]Violet[/name]

[name]Rain[/name] [name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Rain[/name] [name]Alessandra[/name]
[name]Rain[/name] [name]Ariella[/name]
[name]Rain[/name] [name]Arielle[/name]
[name]Rain[/name] [name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Rain[/name] Lysandra
[name]Rain[/name] [name]Angelique[/name]
[name]Rain[/name] [name]Eliora[/name]
[name]Rain[/name] [name]Eliana[/name]
[name]Rain[/name] [name]Amaryllis[/name]
[name]Rain[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name]

7

Thank you so much, a brilliant range of ideas.

I am more and more leaning towards [name]Raina[/name]. I do like [name]Rain[/name] (and we will be using it as a nickname) but I am not usually into androgynous names. I hadn’t thought of anyone thinking of [name]Rain[/name] as a boy’s name, I think of it as almost as girly as [name]Ruby[/name].

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I prefer [name]Raina[/name] as a first name and [name]Rain[/name] as a middle name eg

[name]Love[/name] [name]Raina[/name] [name]Imogen[/name]!!! And [name]Raina[/name] [name]Vivian[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Opal[/name] and [name]Raina[/name] [name]Violet[/name]

and

[name]Raina[/name] [name]Willow[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Hart[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Yolanda[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Harriet[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Celeste[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Raina[/name] [name]Axelle[/name]

[name]Caroline[/name] [name]Rain[/name], [name]Susannah[/name] [name]Rain[/name], [name]Gwyneth[/name] [name]Rain[/name], [name]Gwendolen[/name] [name]Rain[/name], [name]Penelope[/name] [name]Rain[/name], [name]Julia[/name] [name]Rain[/name] and

[name]Jemima[/name] [name]Rain[/name] nn [name]Gemma[/name],
[name]Rosanna[/name] [name]Rain[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name] [name]Rain[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name] [name]Rain[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] [name]Rain[/name]

rollo

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I love [name]Raina[/name]! It is a top contender on my list too. I think [name]Raina[/name] [name]Imogen[/name] is gorgeous!