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Pronunciation:

In North America, Hainer is typically pronounced HAY-NER. In German, AI is pronounced as a hard I, so Hainer is typically pronounced HI-NER.

Meaning:

In German, der Hain is the grove, so Hainer, literally translated is Grover.

Alternative Spellings:

Therex are many alternative spellings for Hainer. Records of early immagrants to North America often show different spellings for the same family. This might be because many people could not read or write, so the spelling was at the discretion of the record taker. It also could have been an attempt to Americanize the spelling. This is not to say that all variations of the name Hainer are related. There are probably many independant family trees involved.

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Hayner: In North America, Hayner and Hainer are pronounced the same way.

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Heiner: In German, Heiner and Hainer are pronounced the same way.

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Häner/Haener: In German, Häner/Haener is pronounced similar to the North American pronounciation of Hainer. In German, Ä can be written AE.

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Haner: Possibly an Americanized form of Häner.

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Last updated on 29/03/2004 by Allen J. Hainer.