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The baby name Rene is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'english_ipa': '/rəˈneɪ/', 'english_respelling': 'ruh-NAY', 'french_ipa': '/ʁə.ne/', 'french_respelling': 'ruh-NEH'}.

Rene is French in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: French
Pronunciation: {'english_ipa': '/rəˈneɪ/', 'english_respelling': 'ruh-NAY', 'french_ipa': '/ʁə.ne/', 'french_respelling': 'ruh-NEH'}

What is the meaning of the name Rene ?

The baby name Rene is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'english_ipa': '/rəˈneɪ/', 'english_respelling': 'ruh-NAY', 'french_ipa': '/ʁə.ne/', 'french_respelling': 'ruh-NEH'}.

Rene is French in Origin.

Rene traces to Latin Renatus, “born again,” adopted by early Christians for its baptismal symbolism. Through Old French it became René, widely used in medieval and early modern France and carried into other languages via cultural exchange and migration. Saints linked to the name include Renatus of Sorrento and Renatus of Angers; the 17th-century Jesuit martyr René Goupil helped spread it to North America.

Variants and cognates span many tongues: René (masculine French, German, Dutch, Spanish), Renée/Renee (feminine French/English), Renae (modern English), Renatus and Renata (Latin/Slavic), and Renato (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese). Diminutives include Ren, Reni, and Renny. The name enjoyed strong French popularity in the 19th-20th centuries and entered English use largely via French influence; bearers such as philosopher René Descartes and artist René Magritte fixed its scholarly, creative image. In the United States, Rene skews masculine, while Renee dominates as the feminine form.

Rene has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Rene

René Coty Politician · Born 1882 · France René Coty was a French politician best known for serving as President of France from 1954 to 1959. He was the second and final president of the Fourth French Republic. Rene Russo Actor · Born 1954 · United States Rene Russo is best known as an American actress who starred in films like Lethal Weapon 3, Get Shorty, and The Thomas Crown Affair. She first built her career as a successful fashion model in the 1970s, appearing on major magazine covers including Vogue and Cosmopolitan. René Préval Politician · Born 1943 · Haiti René Préval was a Haitian politician best known for serving twice as President of Haiti, from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2006 to 2011. He was also an agronomist and briefly served as Prime Minister in 1991 under President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
René Clément Actor · Born 1913 · France René Clément was a French director and screenwriter best known for acclaimed films like Forbidden Games, Purple Noon, and Is Paris Burning?. He was one of France’s leading postwar filmmakers and remained active from the 1930s into the 1970s, continuing to work during the New Wave era. René of Anjou Politician|royal · Born 1409 · Kingdom of France René of Anjou, often called the Good King René, is best known as a 15th-century French noble who ruled Anjou and Provence and briefly reigned as King of Naples before being deposed. He spent his later years in Aix-en-Provence and became remembered in France as a wise and generous ruler. René II of Lorraine Royal · Born 1451 · France René II of Lorraine was a notable figure in French history, best known for his victory at the Battle of Nancy in 1477, which marked the end of the Burgundian Wars. As Duke of Lorraine, he played a crucial role in shaping the region's political landscape during the late 15th century.

Rene – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2018 #1 — 744
Ireland Girls 2000 #1 — 591
BF 0 #10 1 188
SV 0 #10 2 283
HT 0 #12 1 399
HN 0 #19 4 704
SV Boys 0 #20 9 352
HT Girls 0 #23 1 950
BF Boys 0 #25 2 439
HT Boys 0 #29 6 903
NA 0 #30 4 2,537
BN 0 #31 2 2,297
EE 0 #31 7 1,051
TM Boys 0 #35 2 614
BO Boys 0 #36 6,111 9,244
HN Boys 0 #39 14 749
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
Austria Boys 0 #42 3,001 2,180
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
CM 0 #45 11 2,592
NL Boys 0 #46 9,652 5,873
PR 0 #46 10 1,497
BO 0 #47 732 6,868
Germany Boys 0 #49 11,471 5,697
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
EE Boys 0 #54 93 2,087
Austria Boys 2004 #55 125 60
LU 0 #61 6 2,830
GT Boys 0 #66 1,792 7,625
AO 0 #73 5 2,729
PH 0 #73 24 5,607
SI 0 #73 8 1,612
Austria 0 #77 185 850
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
CN 0 #79 8 3,857
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
DK Boys 0 #81 650 7,401
CL Boys 0 #87 5,751 13,390
MX Boys 0 #88 10,948 16,355
NL 0 #88 451 2,481
EC 0 #90 26 2,502
JM 0 #91 3 3,714
PR Boys 0 #92 103 2,508
TW 0 #98 6 4,523
PA 0 #101 30 3,797
QA 0 #101 6 7,011
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
EC Boys 0 #107 231 3,322
BN Girls 0 #108 7 5,459
CM Boys 0 #109 1,200 12,054
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
GT 0 #115 241 5,948
OM 0 #115 7 6,215
PH Boys 0 #115 374 11,440
PA Boys 0 #118 921 9,305
KW 0 #119 3 5,216
CY Girls 0 #121 5 3,755
BN Boys 0 #123 11 6,332
CZ Boys 0 #123 304 6,530
LU Boys 0 #125 99 4,970
CY Boys 0 #126 6 3,473
Norway Boys 2020 #127 4 416
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
GR 0 #132 4 3,911
ID Boys 0 #133 3 4,130
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
CR 0 #141 18 5,526
DK 0 #142 65 5,198
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
Germany 0 #143 435 2,542
ZA 0 #144 345 14,421
BW Girls 0 #149 3 4,216
MT Boys 0 #149 28 4,064
LT Boys 0 #150 2 2,166
MT Girls 0 #152 2 3,773
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
PE Boys 0 #156 3,517 14,506
SI Boys 0 #158 52 3,402
AR 0 #171 16 2,915
CZ 0 #171 15 3,154
AR Boys 0 #172 761 7,628
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
HR Boys 0 #174 96 3,997
ZA Girls 0 #174 3,377 25,928
HR 0 #175 7 2,081
SI Girls 0 #176 2 2,769
AE 0 #180 8 10,220
UY 0 #180 3 2,477
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
MX 0 #192 258 8,339
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
CO Boys 0 #196 3,233 15,656
NA Girls 0 #196 29 7,146
LT Girls 0 #197 4 1,904
MO Boys 0 #201 23 5,842
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
France Boys 1932 #216 4 751
CL 0 #217 231 6,867
IR 0 #217 13 4,221
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
AO Boys 0 #221 22 5,568
NA Boys 0 #221 15 6,830
PS 0 #221 6 5,692
PE 0 #224 88 6,350
CR Boys 0 #226 367 10,188
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
GR Girls 0 #229 14 6,293
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
MO Girls 0 #238 14 7,056
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
JM Girls 0 #243 17 7,507
GH 0 #244 5 5,396
SA 0 #245 51 10,560
SG 0 #245 25 11,010
JP Girls 0 #249 3 6,592
PT 0 #249 2 4,161
TW Girls 0 #249 28 8,139
TW Boys 0 #250 7 7,111
Finland Boys 0 #252 192 2,041
EC Girls 0 #256 3 3,650
GR Boys 0 #258 10 6,912
NG 0 #270 3 5,926
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
IL 0 #276 7 6,291
HR Girls 0 #278 12 3,687
JP Boys 0 #284 14 7,909
Finland 0 #287 21 830
Canada Girls 2004 #288 9 2,526
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
Canada Boys 2024 #298 9 2,588
CN Boys 0 #298 22 9,639
GH Girls 0 #298 27 6,973
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
QA Girls 0 #303 14 15,378
IR Boys 0 #306 313 10,162
MY 0 #313 18 12,352
CO 0 #318 178 7,768
Finland Boys 2026 #319 670 3,552
PL Boys 0 #319 17 6,459
UY Boys 0 #321 81 5,922
BR 0 #324 22 5,969
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
HK 0 #329 20 8,483
GH Boys 0 #332 14 8,138
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
PL Girls 0 #333 22 5,096
CN Girls 0 #336 14 8,829
JO Girls 0 #336 4 7,570
MU Boys 0 #340 18 8,477
PT Boys 0 #342 26 7,951
CZ Girls 0 #344 8 5,378
BR Boys 0 #347 608 12,213
MU Girls 0 #358 5 8,539
PH Girls 0 #372 19 13,098
Spain Boys 0 #384 864 5,610
OM Girls 0 #387 10 15,987
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #395 4 8,639
BD Girls 0 #401 6 8,413
Spain 0 #405 48 2,326
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
UY Girls 0 #453 58 6,731
SD Boys 0 #463 4 10,523
PA Girls 0 #468 14 9,861
PT Girls 0 #469 3 7,952
HK Boys 0 #482 46 12,905
GT Girls 0 #488 18 7,500
RU Boys 0 #488 18 12,621
RU Girls 0 #489 10 11,913
CM Girls 0 #493 48 11,671
KW Girls 0 #499 17 19,177
PS Girls 0 #501 23 10,981
PS Boys 0 #506 43 10,655
SG Girls 0 #507 80 18,916
CR Girls 0 #509 24 11,342
BH 0 #520 34 17,937
IR Girls 0 #521 10 8,334
AE Girls 0 #524 30 20,968
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
PE Girls 0 #524 544 14,861
HK Girls 0 #539 77 16,104
LY 0 #553 7 12,703
BO Girls 0 #555 57 9,488
AR Girls 0 #558 42 8,289
IL Boys 0 #560 48 10,983
IL Girls 0 #582 36 11,648
LB 0 #582 77 13,263
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
QA Boys 0 #607 101 18,093
SG Boys 0 #627 71 17,960
IN Girls 0 #650 5 13,121
IT 0 #653 62 4,183
IQ Boys 0 #655 13 13,071
United States Boys 2024 #667 227 7,044
KW Boys 0 #684 86 18,755
SY 0 #712 17 11,684
Finland Girls 2026 #721 18 3,895
IT Boys 0 #746 879 10,046
NG Girls 0 #767 20 15,093
Germany Girls 0 #800 39 4,949
CL Girls 0 #811 41 14,098
TN 0 #812 18 13,765
OM Boys 0 #830 52 17,948
SA Boys 0 #851 968 28,008
EG Boys 0 #862 25 15,035
MY Girls 0 #870 125 24,821
SA Girls 0 #889 47 25,931
NL Girls 0 #893 63 5,933
United States Girls 2024 #899 18 8,487
NG Boys 0 #907 45 16,906
BR Girls 0 #913 29 12,708
EG Girls 0 #921 39 14,742
AE Boys 0 #924 169 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #935 246 25,619
Spain Girls 0 #937 47 5,561
CO Girls 0 #1,017 62 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,029 155 17,781
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
MY Boys 0 #1,060 52 25,439
MA 0 #1,063 66 20,986
DZ 0 #1,160 17 20,130
TR 0 #1,188 24 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,355 92 9,415

Rene is popular in 92 countries — most recent births per country:

Norway
Canada
United States
Austria
Ireland

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People also ask about Rene

Rene is predominantly a boy's name.
Rene is a 2 syllable name, pronounced {'english_ipa': '/rəˈneɪ/', 'english_respelling': 'ruh-NAY', 'french_ipa': '/ʁə.ne/', 'french_respelling': 'ruh-NEH'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include René, Renée, Ren and Renny.
Across languages, Rene has these equivalents: Renatus (Latin), Renato (Italian/Spanish/Portuguese), Renata (feminine).
Yes, very popular — Rene ranked #1 in Ireland in 2018, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Rene ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2018).
Rene's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #127 in 2020 to #127 in 2020 in Norway.
Yes — 10 notable people named Rene are in our database, including René Coty (Politician), Rene Russo (Actor), René Préval (Politician).