"Rein" meaning in English

See Rein in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Reins [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Rein}} German Rein, {{der|en|gem-pro|*raginą}} Proto-Germanic *raginą Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Rein (plural Reins)
  1. A surname from German. Wikipedia link: Rein (disambiguation)

Inflected forms

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