Thoughts on Reina?

I’ve recently come across this name and I kinda like it. Though all the spellings confuse me; [name_f]Raina[/name_f], [name_f]Reina[/name_f], [name_f]Rayna[/name_f], [name_f]Reyna[/name_f], etc. (All pronced [name_u]Ray[/name_u]-na) I know [name_u]Rain[/name_u] is an obvious nickname but I kinda just like [name_u]Ray[/name_u]. [name_f]Do[/name_f] y’all like it, what’s your favorite spelling?

Also, what are some names like it?

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I am in love with this name! Yes, there are a lot of spellings :slight_smile: I am still not 100% sure on which spelling I would use. For the same reason as you… nicknames! I love [name_f]Reyna[/name_f] nn [name_u]Rey[/name_u] and [name_f]Raina[/name_f] nn [name_u]Rain/name_u. Right now I am leaning toward [name_f]Reyna[/name_f].

As you may know, [name_f]Reina[/name_f] is the traditional spelling. Many people like to stay true to the original. I think it is a beautiful spelling, but worry about pronunciation issues. And [name_f]Rayna[/name_f], for some reason, feels more masculine to me.

Any which way, it is beautiful, regal, spunky, wearable, the list goes on… Great choice!

My preferred spelling is [name_f]Reyna[/name_f]. I really like the name, though, and it’s been a favorite of mine for years. My cousin named her baby [name_f]Raina[/name_f], and it’s a lovely name, and both [name_u]Rey[/name_u]/[name_u]Ray[/name_u] and [name_u]Rain[/name_u] are nice nicknames (although, I have to say that [name_f]Reyna[/name_f] nn [name_u]Rey[/name_u] is my favorite).

I’m using [name_f]Rayna[/name_f], because its after my mom, [name_u]Ray[/name_u]. I do like that she could go by [name_u]Ray[/name_u] if she wanted to and its a great nod to my mom. if it wasn’t after her I would probably use “[name_f]Raina[/name_f]” because of the rain association.

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I love this name! I don’t have super strong feelings about my preferred spelling of it (which is unusual for me), but my favorite is probably [name_f]Reina[/name_f] because it’s the traditional spelling. I also like [name_f]Raina[/name_f]. One means queen, the other is associated with rain. I like both.

My favorite similar name is [name_f]Rania[/name_f] (pronounced RAH-nee-uh), like the beautiful [name_f]Queen[/name_f] of [name_u]Jordan[/name_u]. I think it’s so elegant and underrated. Other similar names I like are Reya (pronounced like [name_f]Reina[/name_f] without the N) and [name_f]Renee[/name_f].