Gainer - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Gainer \ga(i)-ner\ is a variant of Gaynor (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Gainer is "son of the fair-skinned one".

The baby name Gainer sounds like Gayner and Gainor. Other similar baby names are Gaines, Garner, Gaine and Rainer.

Gainer is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#6702 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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