Based from a tweet by Rainn Wilson, he said that his first name is pronounced as "RA-Aye-Een".
RA-Aye-Een RT @nickkman1: @rainnwilson how do you pronounce your first name?
— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) November 30, 2023In an interview with Cosmopolitan, Rainn was asked how he get his unique name, and he answered:
"My dad wanted to name me after Rainier Maria Rilke, the poet. But he couldn’t because we lived close to Mount Rainier in Washington, and he didn’t want everyone saying “Oh, they named you after the mountain?” So it was changed to Rainn."
Rainn Wilson has been described as one of the most effortlessly eccentric performers of his generation. He is known as the resident oddball on NBC's The Office, and has numerous TV and film credits.
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