Etymology: AS. ryne. See Run
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Etymology: AS. ryne. See Run
From Middle English Rine, Ryne, from Old English Rīn (“the Rhine”), from Middle High German, ultimately 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).
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine was royalty. She holds the title Princess Louis of Battenberg, Victoria Mountbatten, and Marchioness of Milford Haven. Princess was born as the child of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom on April 5th, 1863 in Windsor Castle. She breathed her last breath on September 24th, 1950.
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine was royalty. She holds the title Grand Duchess Elisabeth Feodorovna of Russia. Princess was born as the child of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom on November 1st, 1864 in Bessungen. She left this life on July 18th, 1918.
James Rhine is a tv talk-show host, actor, producer, model, marketing director, presenter, and model (people). James was given the name James Allen Rhine on December 6th, 1975 in Miami.
Bobby Rhine was a soccer player for the Connecticut Huskies, FC Dallas, Milwaukee Rampage, New Orleans Storm, and Nashville Metros. Bobby was born on April 18th, 1976 in Florissant, Missouri. He breathed his last breath on September 5th, 2011.
Robert Steven Rhine is a writer and actor.
Countess was born as the child of Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine, and Agnes of Hohenstaufen in 1200. Countess is also known as Irmengard of Baden; Irmengard bei Rhein (German). She passed away on February 24th, 1260.
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Ethnicity | Rhine | U.S. | |
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White | 85.15% | 64.26% | |
African American | 9.18% | 11.96% | |
Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander | 1.22% | 4.85% | |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.82% | 0.69% | |
Two or More Ethnicities | 1.24% | 1.76% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 2.38% | 16.26% |
People with the last name Rhine are most frequently White