Rainbow

See also: rainbow

English

Etymology 1

From rainbow.

Noun

Rainbow (plural Rainbows)

1. A member of the Rainbow Guides, a Girl Guide movement for younger girls.

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Rainbow

1. A census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States.

Etymology 3

Two main origins:

• From an altered form of the Old French personal name Rainbaut, which is composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *raginą (“advice, counsel”) and *balþaz (“strong, bold”).
• Translation of German Regenbogen, a Jewish Ashkenazi ornamental surname.

Proper noun

Rainbow (plural Rainbows)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rainbow is the 39352^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 559 individuals. Rainbow is most common among White (73.7%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (11.27%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rainbow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.