René
\ʁə.ne\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Latin origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Pronunciation | \ʁə.ne\ |
| Compound names | Jean-René, René-Daniel, René-Pierre |
Origin and meaning
From Latin Renātus, name of a legendary 5th century French saint, from renātus (“reborn”), with identical meaning in French (rené).
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Malta
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Denmark
- Norway
- Estonia
- United States
- Spain
- France
Around the world
- GreekΡενάτος
- ItalianRenato
- LatinRenatus
- PolishRenat
- PortugueseRenato
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).