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Raniero (male)

Variants:Rayner (M)
Diminutive(s):Nero (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Italian form of Rayner, from an Old German personal name meaning "decision" + "warrior".

See Rayner for other variants.
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