Given name

Rainerius

“decision, advice, counsel”·“commander”

Rainerius is a masculine given name, probably from Proto-West Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Latin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Rainerius is probably built from elements meaning “decision, advice, counsel” and “commander”.

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Where it comes from

Rainerius probably comes from Proto-West Germanic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

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How it developed

Probably from Proto-West Germanic *Raginahari, from Old Italian Rainerio, from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharjaz, built from Proto-Germanic *raginą (“decision, advice, counsel”) + *harjaz (“commander”).

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