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Name As is referred in the mythology section, Raijin's name means specifically "Thunder God" and doesn't really have any alternative meanings in the Japanese culture.There are derivatives of Raijin like: Jin which is primarily a female name which means Tenderness and comes from the Japanese culture. As a surname in Japan it means "ranks" or "battle array" and it is not a common name in Japan. Jin as a last name comes from the Chinese culture. It is an honourary surname, Jin Tianshi of Shao Hao, a son of the legendary emperor Huang Di of the 26th century BC. The character for Jin also means "Gold" or "Metal". Some later descendants of Shao Hao adopted Jin as their surname. It is also from the name Jin Shang, a chief offician in the state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty (1122 - 1221 BC). Some of his descendants adopted this surname. Jin is also the name of a river, Jin River. Wu Wang, the first king of the Zhou dynasty, granted the state of Tang to his third son. Since the Jin river flowed through it, the name of the state was later changed to Jin. Descendants of the third son adopted the new name of the state name as their surname. In Korea it is a variat of "Chin". Rai which has many meanings. It comes form India which is a Hindu name, form Sanskrit which means King. It also has a meaning in Japan as Trust. In Spain it is a short form of Raimundo.
Other related names include Ray, Raymond, etc.
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