Rainier may refer to the following:

People and fictional characters

Rainier (name) The name Rainier ( or ; , a French form of Rainer (disambiguation), Rainer) may refer to: Given name * Reginar II, Count of Hainaut (890–932), also written Rainier II * Rainier, Margrave of Tuscany, Margrave of Tuscany from 1014 to 1027 * Rainier ...

, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname

Places

United States

Rainier, Oregon Rainier ( ) is a city in Columbia County, Oregon, Columbia County, Oregon, United States. The city's population was 1,895 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Rainier is on the south bank of the Columbia River across from Kelso, Washing ...

, a city *

Rainier, Washington Rainier ( ) is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. Beginning as a train stop in the 1870s, Rainier was first settled in 1890 and would become known as a logging town. The city was officially incorporated in 1947. History Raini ...

, a city *

Mount Rainier Mount Rainier ( ), also known as Tahoma, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest in the United States. The mountain is located in Mount Rainier National Park about south-southeast of Seattle. With an off ...

, Washington, a stratovolcano * Rainier National Forest, Washington, a former national forest *

Rainier Mesa Rainier Mesa is one of four major nuclear test regions within the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). It occupies approximately along the northern edge of the NNSS and corresponds to Area 12. The Rainier Mesa area consists of both Rainier Mesa ...

, Nevada, a nuclear test region

Canada

* Rainier, Alberta, a hamlet

Ships

* USS ''Rainier'', several United States Navy ships * HMS ''Admiral Rainier'' (1800), a Dutch brig captured and renamed by the British * NOAAS ''Rainier'', a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hydrographic survey ship in service from 1968 to 1995 and since 1999

Sports

Seattle Rainiers The Seattle Rainiers, originally named the Seattle Indians and also known as the Seattle Angels, were a Minor League Baseball team in Seattle, Washington, that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 to 1906 and 1919 to 1968. They were prev ...

, a defunct minor league baseball team in Seattle, Washington, that last played in 1976 *

Tacoma Rainiers The Tacoma Rainiers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. They are located in Tacoma, Washington, and play their home games at Cheney Stadium, ...

, a minor league baseball team of the Pacific Coast League

Transportation

Buick Rainier The Buick Rainier is a mid-size Luxury car, luxury SUV that was manufactured by General Motors and marketed by Buick for the 2004 to 2007 model years. It was named after Mount Rainier, and — along with the Saab 9-7X — served as the replacemen ...

, a mid-sized sport utility vehicle * Rainier (Link station), a light rail station in Seattle * Rainier Motor Car Company, an American automobile manufacturer from 1905 to 1911

Other uses

Rainier Brewing Company The Rainier Brewing Company is an American owned beer brand, originally established in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington. Rainier Beer remains a popular brand in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Although Rainier was founded in 1 ...

, based in Washington, United States * Rainier cherry, a cultivar of cherry *

Rainier Club The Rainier Club is a private club in Seattle, Washington; it has been referred to as "Seattle's preeminent private club."Priscilla LongGentlemen organize Seattle's Rainier Club on February 23, 1888 HistoryLink.org, January 27, 2001. Accessed o ...

, a private club in Seattle, Washington *

Rainier High School (disambiguation) Rainier High School may refer to one of these U.S. high schools: * Rainier High School (Oregon), a school in Rainier, Oregon * Rainier High School (Washington), a school in Rainier, Washington It may also refer to: * Mount Rainier High School, Des ...

, several high schools in the United States * ''Rainier'', the Microsoft pre-release codename for Visual Studio .NET * Rainier, a test nuclear blast, part of

Operation Plumbbob Operation Plumbbob was a series of nuclear tests that were conducted between May 28 and October 7, 1957, at the Nevada Test Site, following ''Project 57'', and preceding '' Project 58/58A''. Background The operation consisted of 29 explosions ...