Rainier

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The name Rainier (a French form of Rayner) may refer to the following:

Contents 1 People 2 Places 3 Flora 4 Other 5 See also

[edit] People

• Several Princes of Monaco, all of the House of Grimaldi:
  • Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes (1267–1314)
  • Rainier II, Lord of Monaco (14th century)
  • Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1923–2005)
• Saint Rainier (c. 1117 – c. 1160), a 12th century Pisan saint
• Peter Rainier, Jr. (1741–1808), a British naval leader

[edit] Places

• Mount Rainier, a stratovolcano and national park 54 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington, USA named for British Rear Admiral Peter Rainier
• Mount Rainier, Maryland
• Rainier, Washington
• Rainier, Oregon

[edit] Flora

• Rainier cherry, a cultivar of cherry

[edit] Other

• Mount Rainier (packet writing), a packet writing technology for using CD-RW disks like floppy disks similar to UDF
• Rainier Brewing Company, based in Washington, United States
• Buick Rainier, a mid-sized sport utility vehicle from General Motors
• USS Rainier (AE-5), a former ammunition replenishment ship of the U.S. Navy
• NOAA Ship Rainier, a hydrographic research vessel
• Tacoma Rainiers, a minor league baseball team of the Pacific Coast League

[edit] See also

• Rainer