Reims as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Reims

What is the meaning of the name Reims ?

The baby name Reims is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced French: /ʁɛ̃s/ (approx. 'rance' with a nasal vowel); English approximation: /reɪmz/ ('RAYMZ').

Reims is French in Origin.

Reims is a French toponymic given name taken from the historic city in Champagne. The city’s name derives from the Gaulish tribe Remi; under Rome it was Durocortorum, later styled Civitas Remorum, and over time the ethnonym yielded the French form Reims. As a forename, it thus means “from Reims” or “of the Remi.” Pronunciation varies: French [ʁɛ̃s] (roughly “rance”), while many English speakers say “Reems.” An older English spelling, Rheims, appears in some texts.

As a personal name Reims is a rare, modern unisex choice, aligning with the trend for place and surname-style names. It carries associations with Champagne, Gothic architecture, and the coronations of French kings at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims. Related names include Rémi/Remy (ultimately from Latin Remigius, “oarsman”), often connected by the city’s patron Saint Remigius, though etymologically distinct. Possible nicknames are Rei, Rem, and Reem.

⚙ Reims is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 16 recorded uses, across 9 countries.