Rayna (given name) explained
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:
- Rayna Atanasova (born 1944), Bulgarian gymnast
- Rayna Denison, British film and arts scholar
- Rayna Gellert (born 1975), American musician and actress
- Rayna Green (born 1942), American curator and folklorist
- Rayna Grigorova (born 1931), Bulgarian artistic gymnast
- Rayna Katsarova (1901–1984), Bulgarian ethnomusicologist
- Rayna Knyaginya (1856-1917), Bulgarian revolutionary
- Rayna Petkova (1895 – 1957), Bulgarian social worker
- Rayna Prohme (1894 - 1927), American journalist
- Rayna Rapp (born 1946), academic
- Rayna Stewart (born 1973), American professional football player and coach
- Rayna Talinska (born 1888), Bulgarian actress
- Rayna Kirilova Terziyska (born 1981), Bulgarian singer
- Rayna Tharani (born 1980), American actress and writer
Fictional Characters
- 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 and References
- Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Rayna (1).
- Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Radko.
- Web site: Raginheri - Nordic Names.
- Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Reina (2).
