Rainey
[rey-nee] /ˈreɪ ni/
noun
1.
Gertrude (“Ma”) 1886–1939, U.S. blues singer.
2.
Joseph Hayne
[heyn] /heɪn/ (Show IPA), 1832–87, U.S. politician: first black congressman 1870–79.
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