Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rainey

/ɹˈeɪni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
rainey
IPA
/ɹˈeɪni/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

name

A female given name.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Raighne (“descendant of Raighne”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Rognvaldr.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Raighne, -

Inflected Forms

Raineys (plural) Rainy (alternative) Raney (alternative) Rannie (alternative) Rany (alternative) Raynie (alternative) Reaney (alternative) Reany (alternative) Rennie (alternative) Renny (alternative)

Phrases

Rainey's corpuscle

Homonyms

raney

Rhymes With

rainy cheney delaney allegheny chaney grainy janie bahraini zany khomeini brainy laney

Questions

How do you pronounce rainey?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈeɪni/.
What does rainey mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does rainey come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce rainey

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ɹˈeɪni/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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