Rhine

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: English

From Middle English Rine, Ryne, from Old English Rīn (“the Rhine”), from Middle High German and Old High German Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn, from Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Gaulish Rēnos, from a Pre-Celtic or Proto-Celtic *reinos; one of a class of river names built from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to move, flow, run”). Cognate with Old High German Rīn ("the Rhine"; > German Rhein), Old Norse Rín (“the Rhine”), Dutch Rijn (“the Rhine”). Related also to Latin rivus ("river"), in Celtic with an -n- suffix as in Old Irish rīan (“run”) (more at run). The spelling with Rh- is due to the influence of Ancient Greek Ῥῆνος (Rhênos) (via French Rhin).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Rhines Derived from Rhine
Rhiner Derived from Rhine
Rhiney Derived from Rhine
Rhinebolt Derived from Rhine
Rhinerson Derived from Rhine
Rhinehart Derived from Rhine
Rhinesmith Derived from Rhine
Rhinehardt Derived from Rhine
Abel English origin
Abraham English origin

Popularity by Country

Rhine

Rank #8185

Frequency 3,728 people (1.38 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 87.18% Hispanic 1.48% Black 9.07% Asian/PI 0.46% Native Am. 0.7% Two+ 1.13%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Rhine

Rank #148533

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

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