Rein
See also: rein, reiñ, and rein-
English
Etymology
- As a German surname, borrowed from German Rein, comparable to the first element of several surnames such as Reinhardt, Reinbold, etc., from Proto-Germanic *raginą.
- As an English surname, variant of Rain. Possibly also a habitational surname related to Rhine.
Proper noun
Rein (plural Reins)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rein is the 7882nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4199 individuals. Rein is most common among White (91.31%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rein”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- Erin, N.Ire., Rine, in re, rine
Estonian
Proper noun
Rein
- (genitive: Reini) the Rhine.
- (genitive: Reinu) a male given name, related to English Reynold and Rainer
Finnish
Etymology
From German Rein.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrei̯n/, [ˈre̞i̯n]
- Rhymes: -ein
- Syllabification(key): Rein
Proper noun
Rein
- the Rhine
Declension
| Inflection of Rein (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Rein | — | |
| genitive | Reinin | — | |
| partitive | Reinia | — | |
| illative | Reiniin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Rein | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Rein | — |
| gen. | Reinin | ||
| genitive | Reinin | — | |
| partitive | Reinia | — | |
| inessive | Reinissa | — | |
| elative | Reinista | — | |
| illative | Reiniin | — | |
| adessive | Reinilla | — | |
| ablative | Reinilta | — | |
| allative | Reinille | — | |
| essive | Reinina | — | |
| translative | Reiniksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Reinitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Rein (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Reinini | Reinimme |
| 2nd person | Reinisi | Reininne |
| 3rd person | Reininsa | |
Anagrams
- Erin, erin
Romansch
Alternative forms
- Rain (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
- Ragn (Sutsilvan, Surmiran)
Proper noun
Rein m
- (Sursilvan) the Rhine (a river in Central Europe)