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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French Rainier, from Proto-West Germanic *Raginahari, from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharjaz, derived from *raginą (decision, advice, counsel) +‎ *harjaz (commander).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /raˈnjɛ.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ɛro
  • Hyphenation: Ra‧niè‧ro

Proper noun

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Raniero m

  1. a male given name from Old French [in turn from Proto-West Germanic, in turn from Proto-Germanic], feminine equivalent Raniera; variant forms Ranieri, Rainiero, Rainerio, Rainieri, Raineri, Riniero; diminutive forms Ranuccio, Neri, Nero