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Renée

/reh-NAY/ FeminineFrench

Meaning

Renée is a feminine name of French origin meaning “reborn”.

Renée is the French feminine of the Latin Renatus, born again, a name early Christians gave to mark baptismal rebirth. Midcentury America adored it, often in the middle spot, and actresses Renée Zellweger and René Russo's near-namesake keep its Gallic polish current.

A US top-100 girls' name through the 1960s and 1970s; now a stylish vintage pick.

At a glance

Origin
French
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/reh-NAY/
Themes
Rebirth

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Questions

  • Renée is a feminine name of French origin meaning “reborn”. Renée is the French feminine of the Latin Renatus, born again, a name early Christians gave to mark baptismal rebirth.

  • Renée is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a US top-100 girls' name through the 1960s and 1970s; now a stylish vintage pick.

  • The name Renée comes from French. Renée is the French feminine of the Latin Renatus, born again, a name early Christians gave to mark baptismal rebirth. Midcentury America adored it, often in the middle spot, and actresses Renée Zellweger and René Russo's near-namesake keep its Gallic polish current.

  • Renée is pronounced reh-NAY.

More names that mean rebirth

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Amara FeminineIgbo and Sanskrit“grace; immortal”
  2. Anastasia FeminineGreek“resurrection”
  3. Asha FeminineSanskrit“hope, wish”
  4. Aurora FeminineLatin“dawn”
  5. Aviv MasculineHebrew“spring”
  6. Aviva FeminineHebrew“springtime”