Given name
Reinette
“a queenly woman”
Reinette is a variant of Raina. In Polish use, Raina carries the interpretation “a queenly woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Reinette is a variant of Raina. In Polish use, Raina carries the interpretation “a queenly woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Reinette connects to the Regina name family through Raina. An origin associated with Regina is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1927. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Reinette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 84
- 0 boys · 84 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1958. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 165 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Reinette’s family of names
Reinette has a related form in Raina.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Reinette
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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