Rayner
m.
Proto-Germanic *ragin 'counsel, might' + Old English here, Old High German heri 'host, army'.
The name of an 11th C Italian saint and two 14th C princes of Monaco.
Withycombe s.n. Rayner notes that the Old English cognate Regenhere was "not much used". Post 12t-century examples from England generally represent the Germanic name imported from the continent, and not the native Old English name surviving the Conquest.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● c1030 Reginher (nom) UrkStyria 46;
c1115 Reginher (nom) ibid. 102;
c1120 Reinher (nom) ibid. 107
- Belgium
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- Latin
- ● 1120 Rainneri (gen) CartStBert 9
- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Reynier BoonenGes p. 330,
Reyniers (gen) ibid. p. 335
- Brabant
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- Latin
- ● 1312 Reineri (gen) JeanIII p. 44,
Renerus (nom) ibid. p. 19,
Reynerus (nom) ibid. p. 17
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1185x1186 Reinerus (nom) PR-XXXVI p. 14;
1189 Reiner (nom) GASurv p. 172;
1222 Reignerus (nom) StPaulDom p. 86,
Reinerus (nom) ibid. p. 58
- Dutch
- ● 1577 Reynier AuFr Franssz;
1588 Reijnier ibid. Drael;
1590 Renier ibid. Drael;
1591 Renier ibid. Anyeke;
1593 Renier ibid. Drael;
1594 Reynier ibid. Crae;
1597 Renier ibid. Drael
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1436 Reiner BbRT p. 358
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Ragenarius (nom) irminon-vol2 52, CE;
833 Regenario (abl) CartRed VIII;
833x834 Ragenario (abl) ibid. IX;
834 Raginarius (nom) ibid. II;
10thC Rainerii (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 114;
c11thC Rainerio (abl) ibid. no. 91;
11thC Ranerio (abl) ibid. no. 112;
1029x1033 Rainerus (nom) CartStPC XII;
1030 Rainerius (nom) StVdM-II 713;
1070 Rainerius (nom) ibid. 740;
1082x1087 Rainerius (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 120;
1101x1129 Rainerius (nom) CartStPC XXII,
Renerius (nom) ibid. XXII;
a1114 Rainerius (nom) ibid. XXXI;
1131 Rainerius (nom) CartNDSaintes XXIII;
1135 Rainerius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7;
1138x1148 Rainerus (nom) ibid. 21;
1143x1146 Rainerius (nom) ibid. 12;
1147 Rainerii (nom) ibid. 15,
Rainerio (abl) ibid. 14,
Rainerius (nom) ibid. 14;
1147x1153 Rainerius (nom) ibid. 26;
1147x1162 Rainerius (nom) ibid. 42,
Raynerius (nom) ibid. 45;
1158 Reinerius (nom) ibid. 33;
1162 Raineri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXIII;
1163 Renerii (gen) clairvaux-12thc 99;
1163–64 Reinerus (nom) ibid. 106;
1164 Reinerii (gen) ibid. 120,
Reinerus (nom) ibid. 120;
1170 Raineri (gen) ibid. 137;
1171 Rainerius (nom) ibid. 142;
1172 Raynerius (nom) ibid. 148;
c1175–1180 Regnarius (nom) ChartCaen2 p. 67;
1179 Rainerio (abl) clairvaux-12thc 173,
Rainerius (nom) ibid. 178,
Rainero (abl) ibid. 172,
Rainerus (nom) ibid. 169,
Regnerius (nom) ibid. 181,
Regnerus (nom) ibid. 178;
1180 Reineri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXLVII,
Reinero (abl) RotScaNor p. 28,
Reinerus (nom) ibid. p. 27;
1190 Renerus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CIII;
1194 Ranere (abl) ibid. CLVI;
1205 Reneri (gen) ibid. LXXXV;
1219 Reynerius (nom) CartAub;
1258 Renerus (nom) ArrestReg-volI XXVI, Candlemas;
1292 Renerius (nom) MemBret-I 1103;
1301 Reneri (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 199;
1304 Reneri (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXXXVI;
1309 Renerii (gen) HistHdVParis no. 1;
1376 Raynerii (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 383;
1378 Reneri (gen) hanquetvol1 180,
Renerii (gen) ibid. 773,
Renerio (dat) ibid. 196,
Renero (dat) ibid. 812,
Reyneri (gen) ibid. 177,
Reynerio (dat) ibid. 1570,
Reynero (dat) ibid. 109;
1579 Renierum (acc) FlorLyon p. 39;
1585 Renierio (dat) ibid. p. 40
- Old French
- ● 1292 Renier 1292paris p. 2;
1296 Renier paris1296 p. 14;
1301 Renier (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 234,
Reniers (nom) ibid. p. 276;
1313 Renier Paris1313 p. 10
- Middle French
- ● 1388 Regnier thierry;
1392 Regnier MemBret-II col. 612;
1418 Reniez DdB1418 p. 211;
1421 Regnier favier 332;
1579 Reinery FlorLyon p. 40
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Raginheri (nom) TradCorb §171;
1086 Reinerus (nom) quix-vol1 61;
1108 Reinero (abl) ibid. 85;
1173 Reinerus (nom) ibid. 81;
1180 Reinerus (nom) ibid. 34;
1189 Reinerus (nom) ibid. 82;
1192 Reinerus (nom) ibid. 40;
1196 Reinero (abl) ibid. 68;
1197 Reinerus (nom) ibid. 83;
1206 Reinero (abl) ibid. 70,
Reinerus (nom) ibid. 70;
1210 Reinnero (abl) CDL-1.1.1 IV;
1216 Rainerius (nom) hennes-vol1 25,
Ranerii (gen) ibid. 25;
1219 Reinerus (nom) ibid. 42;
1223 Reinerus (nom) quix-vol2 136;
1249 Reinerus (nom) hennes-vol1 131;
1273x1291 Reinheri (gen) UrkRott-1 32,
Reinhero (dat) ibid. 32;
1401 Renero (dat) HD1401 no. 134
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ● fin12thC Reiner (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 5;
1489 Renerium (acc) RegOct 416
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1099 Raineri (gen) RCI-Cam1 624;
1100 Ragineri (gen) ibid. 626,
Raginerio (dat) ibid. 626,
Ragninerio (abl) ibid. 626,
Raynerius (nom) ibid. 631;
1105 Rainerii (gen) UrkStyria 96;
1109 Rainarii (nom) ibid. 97;
1198 Rainerio (abl) ChStBo1 III;
1220 Rainerus (nom) hennes-vol1 49;
1265x1339 Rayneri (gen) BBC-Berg 246;
1285 Ranerii (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154;
1304 Raynerii (gen) AnnMin6 XII,
Raynerio (abl) ibid. XII,
Raynerius (nom) ibid. XII;
1310 Raynerio (dat) MonRav-2 CCCL,
Raynerius (nom) ibid. CCCL;
1402 Raynerio (abl) CatTir1 15;
1417 Raynerii (gen) ibid. 48;
1527 Rainerius (nom) Rome1527 p. 84
- ◑ 1285 Ranutii (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154;
1326 Rayneroti (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 437
- The Netherlands
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- Latin
- ● 1277 Reinerus (nom) GesOIJ-1 p. 295;
1288 Reynerus (nom) ibid. p. 296;
1311 Reijnheri (gen) ibid. p. 298;
1324 Reijnheri (gen) ibid. p. 299;
1349 Reijneri (gen) ibid. p. 300,
Reijnerus (nom) ibid. p. 300;
1361 Reyneri (gen) ibid. p. 302;
1364 Reijneri (gen) ibid. p. 302;
1369 Reijneri (gen) ibid. p. 303;
1373 reijneri (gen) ibid. p. 303;
1387 Reijneri (gen) ibid. p. 304
- Middle Dutch
- ● 1376 Reijnerss (gen) GesOIJ-4 p. 186;
1384 Reijner (nom) ibid. p. 186
Cite as: G. Grim, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Rayner". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Rayner.