Rain, Raine

[name_f]My[/name_f] R-name thread reminded me of an old favorite: [name_f]Rain[/name_f]

I used to much prefer [name_f]Rain[/name_f] back in the day. Now I think I might prefer [name_f]Raine[/name_f].

Does [name_f]Raine[/name_f] looks balanced or misspelled to you? To me it looks balanced now, as in [name_f]Skye[/name_f] or [name_f]Brooke[/name_f], but in the past it didn’t. Thoughts?

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you think the meaning is good? I love rain and without rain there would be no life. But people say “oh no, it’s raining” and stuff like that a lot.

Let me know your thoughts.

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That’s my thought. I wouldn’t feel like Raine was a misspelling - just a twist on a nature name. I’ll also add that Raine ranks in the UK top 1000, whereas Rain doesn’t

I’ll throw in too that my brother’s middle is in a very similar vibe to Rain/e, so it feels quite normal to me

I don’t hate the rain and it has a nice sound, so I don’t mind the meaning, but I do know some people would disagree :person_shrugging:

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So many ways to spell a one syllable name…
[name_f]Rain[/name_f], [name_f]Raine[/name_f], Rayn, [name_f]Rayne[/name_f], [name_m]Rein[/name_m], Reign…

I think they’re all acceptable (but I really dislike Rayn).

I’m sure the kid would hear tons of “rain” related jokes.

[name_f]My[/name_f] last name is a word name and even I hear lots of word jokes related to it (it’s not a funny word, just something standard like rain). I don’t mind because it’s my last name.

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[name_f]Rain[/name_f], in my opinion is a pretty name, but if i wanted to make direct nature references, I would use [name_f]Rain[/name_f], while just for fun, [name_f]Rayne[/name_f] would be preferred.

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I’ve never actually connected [name_f]Raine[/name_f] with [name_f]Rain[/name_f], as I know a [name_f]Raine[/name_f] whose full name is [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]!

To me it’s (as you say) more in line with [name_f]Skye[/name_f] and [name_f]Brooke[/name_f], a twist on a nature name and not as obvious as for example [name_u]River[/name_u].

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