Reina

mylilwildflower · September 2013

How does this name make you feel when you hear it? Reina (Ray-nuh)

DaisyZH · September 2013

I think it's really pretty but I would think with that spelling it was Ree-na. That might just be me though.

magsugar13 · September 2013

i love it

strawberrytree · September 2013

I love the spelling Raina, but I am meh on Reina. The fact that it means 'queen' in Spanish give it more of a stuck-up/princessy feel to me. I feel like Raina is a bit more grounded and down-to-earth because it's more associated with nature, not royalty.

LadyXaverian · September 2013

It's nms, but a friend of mine has a daughter Raina, and so it has grown on me.

BlessedMomma07 · September 2013

I think it's pretty. I first read it as Re-in-a which I also like.

oliversbear · September 2013

I think of Rana pippins, the frogs that are dissected in biology classes.

But it's a lovely name, and a great alternative to Regina, tough I prefer it spelt Raina.

Scarlett&Gatsby · September 2013

Eh, it's NMS. I would assume her whole name was Lorena if I heard "Reina" somewhere (and I'm usually not the type to think NNs "need" full names).

Looking at it, I intuitively pronounce it "ree-nuh," but the correct pronunciation is really learn-able.

KIR2DS4 · September 2013

I know a Raina born recently, like the name fine though prefer that spelling over the 'e'

onewayticket · September 2013

It's pretty!

DIY7 · September 2013

I cringe. I hate the spelling, prefer to see "Reyna" and it also makes me think of a self-absorbed tween, even though it's a traditional name. I get that it's an actual name, but I couldn't name my kid "queen".

CowgirlK39 · September 2013

I have loved this name since I was a girl. A nurse who worked at the same place as my mom was from the Czech Republic and her name was Rayna. I still like that spelling the best and never heard of the Reina spelling till recently. This is a guilty pleasure name for me though.

ktpaladino · September 2013

My SIL just named her new puppy this and I haven't heard it much before that, but I like it!

Everyusernameistaken · September 2013

strawberrytree said:
I love the spelling Raina, but I am meh on Reina. The fact that it means 'queen' in Spanish give it more of a stuck-up/princessy feel to me. I feel like Raina is a bit more grounded and down-to-earth because it's more associated with nature, not royalty.

Agree! Raina is lovely!