Rainier (name)

The name Rainier (/rəˈnɪər/ or /reɪˈnɪər/; French: [ʁɛˈnje], a French form of Rainer) may refer to

Given name:

• Reginar II, Count of Hainaut (890–932), also written Rainier II
• Rainier, Margrave of Tuscany, Margrave of Tuscany from 1014 to 1027
• Rainier, Marquess of Montferrat (c. 1084 – 1135)
• Saint Rainier (c. 1117 – c. 1160), Pisan saint
• Renier of Montferrat (1162–1183), son-in-law of Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos
• 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)

Surname:

• Peter Rainier, Jr. (1741–1808), a British naval leader
• Priaulx Rainier (1903–1986), South African-British composer

Fiction:

• Charles Rainier, main character in Random Harvest by James Hilton
• Rainier Wolfcastle, an action hero star in the Simpsons

See also

• Rainer (given name)