Rennie as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Rennie

What is the meaning of the name Rennie ?

The baby name Rennie is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced REN-ee (/ˈrɛni/).

Rennie is English, Scottish in Origin.

Rennie is a unisex diminutive whose roots branch in two directions. In Romance languages it shortens René/Renée or Renata, names from Latin Renatus meaning “reborn.” In Britain, especially Scotland and northern England, Rennie also arose as a pet form or surname derived from Reynold/Reginald (Gaelic Raghnall), from Germanic ragin “counsel” + wald “rule.” The result is a compact name carrying either the spiritual sense of renewal or the secular idea of “ruler’s counsel.”

As a surname, Rennie is well attested in sixteenth‑century Scottish records and later moved into given‑name use through family naming traditions in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In the twentieth century it spread in the wider English‑speaking world as an independent, friendly first name. Variants and spellings include Renny, Renn, Reni, and Renni; related forms are René/Renée, Renata/Renato, Reginald, Reynold, and Renaud. Common short form: Ren.