René

Gender Masculine
Usage French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Slovak, Czech
Pronounced Pron. /ʁə.ne/(French) /ʁə.ˈneː/(German) /rə.ˈneː/(Dutch) /reː.ˈneː/(Dutch) /re.ˈne/(Spanish) /ˈrɛ.nɛː/(Slovak, Czech)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

French form of Renatus. Famous bearers include the French mathematician and rationalist philosopher René Descartes (1596-1650) and the Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte (1898-1967).

Related Names

VariantRenato(Spanish)
Feminine FormRenée(French)
Other Languages & CulturesRinat(Bashkir) Renato(Croatian) Rene(English) Renato(Italian) Rinat(Kazakh) Renatus(Late Roman) Renatas(Lithuanian) Renato(Portuguese) Renat(Russian) Rinat(Tatar)
Same SpellingRene
User SubmissionsRéné, Rene, Renê

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   refined   strange   simple   serious  

Name Days

Austria: September 2
Czechia: November 28
France: October 19
Poland: October 18
Slovakia: November 7

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Entry updated October 6, 2024