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View Name: Rémy


RÉMY
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: French
PRONOUNCED: ray-MEE   [key]
Meaning & History
French form of the Latin name Remigius, which was derived from Latin remigis "oarsman". Saint Rémy was a 5th-century bishop who converted and baptized Clovis, king of the Franks.
Related Names
VARIANT: Rémi
OTHER LANGUAGES: Remigio (Italian), Remigius (Late Roman), Remigio (Portuguese), Remigio (Spanish)
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