What do you all think of Rayne Maya?
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What do you all think of Rayne Maya?
| Wed, 02-28-2007 - 12:07pm |
My husband and I have always loved the name Raine for a girl but when I found out I was pregnant we never mentioned it to each other. I liked Maya and Abigail but once I found out I was having a girl those names just weren't quite right. After the ultrasound my husband suggested the name Raine. I said I like the name Maya and those two names seem to fit so well together. I changed the spelling of Raine to Rayne because I just like it better. But is the name too weird? I'm just not sure about it. It's kind of like a hippie name and my brother even said that when we told him we were thinking about that name. haha!
What do you all think?

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Rayne isn't my style, and I really dislike the "y" in it. I would definitely keep the spelling Raine. So many parents now are just sticking random "y"s in names- Madyson, Elyzabeth, Lynzey, etc. to make it more 'unqiue', but really, it just looks misspelled and unclassy.
I do like Maya a lot, and prefer the flow of Maya Raine.
Here is some info I found on http://tools.oxygen.com/babynamer/TypeASearch.cfm?Gender=G&Unique=1&TellMeAbout=Raine:
It is a girl's and boy's name
It comes from the Germanic word "raggin" meaning advice
It is unpopular, not in top 1000 (this is a nice plus).
Other people with the name:
Raine Clayboe
Fictional character.
Character in Bijou by David Madden (see list of Characters in Literature of the American South)
Among other similar names, I really like Reina/Raina ("rain-uh") and Rachelle/Rochelle.
HTH
-Nikki
Thanks for the link. I liked the spelling "Rayne" because I think of the spelling "Raine" as being the male version of the name. I didn't put the "y" in it to make it more unique, I think the name is already unique enough. I like it spelled as Rhaine too though. The main reason I like the name so much is because it was the only name that my husband suggested. I'd kind of like to go with a name that he really likes not just one that I like.
Thanks for your input.
That's interesting, because the Rayne spelling looks more masculine to me.
I also thought that Rayne seemed more masculine b/c of the 'Ray' part of it being a man's name. Just my 2cents!
I like the suggestions of Maya Raine and Lorraine Maya, nn Raine. Very good options!
Thanks belle_petite for the siggy!
Hopefully she'll just look like either a Rayne or a Maya and then it'll be much easier!
BTW, I also thought I'd mention Rhianna and Rhiannon- they seem to be similar in style, and also very pretty!
Thanks belle_petite for the siggy!
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Thanks belle_petite for the siggy!
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