Raynor is pronounced as RAY-nor, with two syllables, first syllable RAY rhyming with day, and second syllable nor rhyming with door or nor, with stress on first syllable RAY. Pronunciation is RAY-nor, phonetically /ˈreɪnər/ in American English, similar to Rayner, with RAY as in ray of sun, and nor as in nor or ner with soft r, so RAY-nor. In British English, similar pronunciation but with slightly softer r at end. Some pronounce second syllable as nuhr, so RAY-nuhr, but most common is RAY-nor. As garage door brand Raynor Garage Doors, pronunciation is same, RAY-nor Garage Doors, with emphasis on first syllable. As surname, same pronunciation, RAY-nor, though some families may pronounce as RAY-ner. So how do you pronounce Raynor? RAY-nor, two syllables, stress on RAY, rhyming with day-nor, not ray-NOR or ree-nor, but RAY-nor, with clear RAY sound at start, making it easy to pronounce as combination of Ray plus nor, similar to name Rayner.
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