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Subject: |
Re: Ranieri surname origin |
Author: |
Lepic (Authenticated as Lepic) |
Date: |
April 28, 2016 at 8:56 AM |
Reply to: |
Ranieri surname origin by FR |
Since Ranieri comes from Germanic Raginhari, as you say you know, it is simply a given name that became a family name as so many others did. Cognates exist in various other European languages including English Rayner, French Ré(g)nier, German and Dutch Reiner.