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Rainer (given name)
Male given name / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rainer ([ʁaɪ̯nɐ]) is the German form of the Germanic name Raginheri (Scandinavian Ragnar), composed of the two elements ragin ("advice") and heri ("army"). Other variants of the name include Dutch Reinier, French Rainier, Spanish and Italian Raniero.
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