Rainbow
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See also: rainbow
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From rainbow.
Noun[edit]
Rainbow (plural Rainbows)
- A member of the Rainbow Guides, a Girl Guide movement for younger girls.
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun[edit]
Rainbow
Etymology 3[edit]
Two main origins:
- From an altered form of the Old French personal name Rainbaut, which is composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *raginą (“advice, counsel”) and *balþaz (“strong, bold”).
- Translation of German Regenbogen, a Jewish Ashkenazi ornamental surname.
Proper noun[edit]
Rainbow (plural Rainbows)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rainbow is the 39352nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 559 individuals. Rainbow is most common among White (73.7%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (11.27%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rainbow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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