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Racine
How to Pronounce Racine
Pronounced ruh-SEEN /rษหsiหn/High
Meaning: Racine is a French word and surname meaning 'root'. As a given name it was adopted from two public sources: the Wisconsin city of Racine and the great French playwright Jean Racine. Its use as a first name reflects place-name and surname naming rather than a personal etymology.Low
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History & Origin
Racine comes into use as a given name from a French word meaning 'root', by way of two well-known bearers of the name: the city of Racine, Wisconsin, and the classical dramatist Jean Racine. As a girls' name it follows the American habit of borrowing place names and surnames for their sound and associations.
It reached its high point around 1985 and stayed uncommon. A woman named Racine then is now in her late thirties. The name reads as an elegant French borrowing; a parent should decide which reference they mean, and note that it shares the soft -ine music of Celine and Corinne without their first-name history.
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What does the name Racine mean?
Racine is a French word and surname meaning 'root'; as a name it was borrowed from the Wisconsin city and the playwright Jean Racine.
How do you pronounce Racine?
It's said ruh-SEEN /rษหsiหn/ โ two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Racine a boy or girl name?
Racine is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Racine?
Racine was an uncommon name that crested in the mid nineteen-eighties and has been rare since.