Renée name meaning
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What does Renée mean?
Famous unisex name Renée has its origin in Latin, Renée means "Born Again" is mainly used in French, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish and Swedish languages. Renée is French form of Renata. Renée is celebrated on October 19th.
How do I pronounce Renée?
The proper pronunciation of two syllabled Renée is r(e)-nee.
Variants of Renée
Renatus, Reenie, Reena, Rena, Andrea, Rebecca, Renata, Renate, René, Reenah, Rina, Serena, Reene, Adnrea, Andra, Andreamarie, Andreas, Andrietta, Alexandria, Becca, Rebekah, Rebekka, Renathe
How popular is the name Renée?
Renée was a very popular name in France. Over 221831 babies have been given the given name in 118 years. At the peak of its usage in 1917, it ranked 8th when 7411 parents chose the moniker for their baby girls.
But after 118 years, the name has lost its ground and appears to be dropping out of sight. In addition to that, the moniker has been in the top 10 baby names 11 times Renée is a common name in Belgium given to over 1721 babies in 24 years.
Currently the name is hotter than ever, 167 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 41st position.
Renée is a rare baby name in Ireland where it is still in use.
But Renée is a popular baby name in Mozambique where every 1 in 2000 have the name. According to our evaluation, over 220000 babies have been named Renée globally.
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Renée in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 300 | 143 | 5696 | 3227 |
Go through the following names similar to Renée
- Latisa - Unheard-of Latisa is used primarily in English is originated from Latin, Latisa means "Happiness, Joy, Happiness and Joy" is given to baby girls. Latisa is derivative of Laetitia.
- Violette means Small Purple Flowers, Purple or Viola is used as a girl name and is rooted from Latin and English is specifically used in Danish, French and Swedish
- Andonis - Used prevalently in English and Greek, Andonis means "Brave or Masculine" and came from Old Greek and Latin is used for baby boys
- Almida - Almida's meaning is Educated, Scholarly and Dancer is rooted from Latin, a baby girl name is substantially used in Finnish and Swedish. Almida is resultant of Almeda.
- Vincentia - Far-out Vincentia is used in Danish, Swedish and German, Vincentia means "Vanquish" used as a baby girl name came from Latin
Famous people named Renée
- Renée Vivien, British poet who wrote in French
- Renée Jeanne Falconetti, French stage and film actress
- Renée Bordereau, French woman
- Renée Colliard, former Swiss alpine skier
- Renée Simonsen, Danish former supermodel
- Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga, contemporary Paraguayan poet and novelist
- Renée and Renato, female/male vocal duo
- Renée Victor, American actress best
- Renée Gill Pratt, American politician from New Orleans, Louisiana
- Renée Houston, Scottish comedy actress and revue artist
- Renée Scheltema, Dutch documentary filmmaker, living in Cape Town
- Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer
- Renée Fleming, American opera singer and soprano
- Renée Estevez, American actress and writer
- Renée Jones, former American dramatic actress
- Renée Geyer, Australian singer
- Renée of France, Duchess of Ferrara due to her marriage to Ercole II d'Este
- Renée Elise Goldsberry, American actress, singer and songwriter,
- Renée Soutendijk, Dutch actress
- Renée Richards, American ophthalmologist and former tennis player
- Renée Taylor, American actress and writer
- Renée Montagne, American radio journalist and was the co-host of National Public Radio's weekday morning news program
- Renée Roca, American ice dancer and choreographer
- Renée Asherson, English actress
- Renée French, a children's book author
- Renée Short, British Labour Party politician
- Renée Kosel, Republican former member of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Renée Schuurman, female tennis player from South Africa
- Renée Björling, Swedish film actress
- Renée Coleman, Canadian actress
- Renée Faure was a theatrical, cinematographic and television actress of French nationality.
Lists having Renée
- Biblical Baby Names
- Boys names beginning with R
- Girls names beginning with R
- Latin Baby Names
- Danish Baby Names
- Finnish Baby Names
- French Baby Names
- Norwegian Baby Names
- Swedish Baby Names
- Popular Girl Names in France (1956)
- Popular Girl Names in Belgium (2018)
Sources
- Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls