Renault as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Renault

What is the meaning of the name Renault ?

The baby name Renault is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA_french': '/ʁə.no/', 'IPA_english': '/rəˈnoʊ/', 'respelling': 'reh-NOH (French) / ruh-NOH (English)'}.

Renault is French in Origin.

Renault is a French variant of the medieval Germanic name formed from ragin “counsel, decision” and wald “rule, power,” yielding the sense “ruler by counsel” or “power of advice.” It stands alongside French Renaud and Reynaud and corresponds to English Reginald/Reynold, Italian Rinaldo, Spanish/Portuguese Reinaldo, and German Reinold.

Attested in Old French as Renault/Renaud, it appears in chansons de geste, notably Renaud de Montauban, and entered England with the Normans in forms like Reynald and Reginald. As a given name, Renault itself is uncommon today and most familiar as a French surname (e.g., the industrialist Louis Renault), yet it persists in francophone regions and occasionally in literary or heritage-inspired naming. Variant spellings include Raynald, Rainald, Renaut, and Reynaud; diminutives may be No or Nono in French families. Approximate French pronunciation: ruh-NOH.