'''Rayna''' is a feminine given name with multiple origins in diverse cultures.

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/rayna-1|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Rayna (1)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/radko|title = Meaning, origin and history of the name Radko}}</ref>

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.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Raginheri|title = Raginheri - Nordic Names}}</ref>

Also spelled Reina or Reyna, it is also a Yiddish name referring to spiritual or ritual purity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/reina-2|title = Meaning, origin and history of the name Reina (2)}}</ref>

It may refer to: *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 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 Tharani (born 1980), American actress and writer

== 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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Category:Bulgarian feminine given names Category:Feminine given names