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Rayna (given name)

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Rayna is a feminine given name with multiple origins in diverse cultures.

Rayna (Bulgarian: Райна) is a diminutive of Slavic names such as Radka that contain the element rad-, meaning “happy.” Raya, another name with unrelated origins from multiple cultures, is another Bulgarian variant of the name.[1][2]

Rayna can also be derived from a name of Germanic origin. Related masculine forms with the same origins are Ragnar, Rainer, Rainier, Rayner, or Reinhard. All mean “strong counsel.”[3]

Also spelled Reina or Reyna, it is also a Yiddish name referring to spiritual or ritual purity.[4]

It may refer to:

Fictional Characters

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  • Rayna, fictional character in the 2015 film, Spy
  • Rayna, fictional character in the British thriller television series, Clique
  • Rayna Cartflight, one of the main characters in the American animated television series, The Buzz on Maggie
  • Rayna Cruz, reoccurring character in season 7 of The Vampire Diaries
  • Rayna Jaymes, fictional lead character in the ABC/CMT musical drama series, Nashville
  • Rayna Sherazi, reoccurring character from the 2015 Canadian series, Open Heart

Notes

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  1. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Rayna (1)".
  2. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Radko".
  3. ^ "Raginheri - Nordic Names".
  4. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Reina (2)".