Rayna is a feminine given name with multiple origins in diverse cultures. It can also be a middle name.
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.
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.”
Also spelled Reina or Reyna, it is also a Yiddish name referring to spiritual or ritual purity.
It may refer to:
People
Given name 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 Kasabova, nurse 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 Vallandingham, American martial artist, actress, and social media influencer
Middle name
Carolyn Rayna Buckle (born 2000), Singaporean-Australian synchronized swimmer Misty Rayna Jenkins, Australian cancer researcher Gavilán Rayna Russom, American electronic music producer
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
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