Rainier

Rainier

The name Rainier (a French form of Rayner) may refer to the following:

People

*Rainier, Marquess of Montferrat
*Renier of Montferrat
*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)
*Saint Rainier (c. 1117 – c. 1160), a 12th century Pisan saint
*Peter Rainier, Jr. (1741–1808), a British naval leader

Places

*Mount Rainier, a stratovolcano and national park 54 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington, USA named for British Rear Admiral Peter Rainier
*Mount Rainier, Maryland
*Rainier, Washington
*Rainier, Oregon

Flora

*Rainier cherry, a cultivar of cherry

Other

*Mount Rainier (packet writing), a packet writing technology for using CD-RW disks like floppy disks similar to UDF
*Rainier Brewing Company, based in Washington, United States
*Buick Rainier, a mid-sized sport utility vehicle from General Motors
*USS Rainier (AE-5), a former ammunition replenishment ship of the U.S. Navy
*NOAA Ship Rainier, a hydrographic research vessel
*Tacoma Rainiers, a minor league baseball team of the Pacific Coast League

ee also

*Rainer


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  • Rainier — ist der Name von: Rainier I. Grimaldi (1267–1314), Herr von Monaco Rainier II. (1350–1407), Herr von Monaco Rainier III. (1923–2005), Fürst von Monaco Peter Rainier (1741–1808), britischer Admiral, nach diesem benannt: Mount Rainier, Vulkan im US …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rainier II. — Rainier II. oder Raniero II Grimaldi (* 1350; † 1407) aus der Familie der Grimaldi war ein französischer Seigneur von Menton und Roquebrune und Militär. Rainier II. war der Sohn des Herrn von Monaco Charles I. Nachdem sein Vater in den Kämpfen um …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rainier — Rainier, OR U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 1687 Housing Units (2000): 733 Land area (2000): 1.614728 sq. miles (4.182125 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.012249 sq. miles (2.621712 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.626977 sq. miles (6.803837 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Rainier, OR — U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 1687 Housing Units (2000): 733 Land area (2000): 1.614728 sq. miles (4.182125 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.012249 sq. miles (2.621712 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.626977 sq. miles (6.803837 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Rainier, WA — U.S. town in Washington Population (2000): 1492 Housing Units (2000): 551 Land area (2000): 1.616879 sq. miles (4.187697 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.616879 sq. miles (4.187697 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Rainier — [rā nir′, rənir′] Mount [after an 18th c. Brit Adm. Rainier] mountain of the Cascade Range, in WC Wash.: 14,410 ft (4,392 m) …   English World dictionary

  • Rainier — (spr. rēnier), Berg in Nordamerika, s. Tacoma …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Rainier — Rainier, Mount R. (spr. maunt rehnĭer), Mount Tacōma, höchster Berg des Kaskadengebirges im nordamerik. Staate Washington, 4707 (nach neuen Angaben 4370) m …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Rainier — m French form of RAYNER (SEE Rayner) …   First names dictionary

  • Rainier — Rainier, Monte …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Rainier — Nom de personne d origine germanique, Raginhari (ragin = conseil + hari = armée), aujourd hui bien rare et difficile à localiser. Variantes : Raigner, Raignier (17, 87) …   Noms de famille

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