Rainbird
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See also: rainbird
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Old French personal name Rainbert, which is composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *raginą (“decision, advice, counsel”) and *berhtaz (“bright, shining”).
Proper noun[edit]
Rainbird (plural Rainbirds)
- A surname from Old French.
Statistics[edit]
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Rainbird is the 7288th most common surname in England, belonging to 901 individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rainbird”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears