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ArchivesTrue background of René?
I saw someone on this site saying this about the name René:
"From antiquity (at least Roman times), there was a custom to consider the recovery of a baby born blue (asphyxiated), almost like a miracle. It was considered like a second birth. From there the name Renatus (reborn). This custom existed through all Europe, and the name was adapted to many languages."
Can anybody confirm this? What's the resource of knowing all this? I've tried searching the web and all I can find is that the name means "born again" - but none of the material I've found so far deals with the name's history in such depth as the text cited above.
So, what I really want to know is: is the claim cited true or not?
"From antiquity (at least Roman times), there was a custom to consider the recovery of a baby born blue (asphyxiated), almost like a miracle. It was considered like a second birth. From there the name Renatus (reborn). This custom existed through all Europe, and the name was adapted to many languages."
Can anybody confirm this? What's the resource of knowing all this? I've tried searching the web and all I can find is that the name means "born again" - but none of the material I've found so far deals with the name's history in such depth as the text cited above.
So, what I really want to know is: is the claim cited true or not?
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