Renée - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Renée \r(e)-née\ is pronounced ren-NAY. It is of French origin, and its meaning is "reborn". The French form of Renata, more common in modern times. Ren- is also used as a prefix with various endings to create new names. Tennis star Renee Richards; actresses Renee Russo, Renée Zellweger.

Renée has 20 variant forms: Ranae, Ranay, Ranée, Renae, Renata, Renay, Renaye, René, Rene, Reneisha, Renell, Renelle, Renie, Renisha, Renita, Renne, Rennie, Renny, Rhianaye and Rrenae.

Baby names that sound like Renée are Rena, Raene, Ranee, Reanne, Reine, Reene, Rennae, Reney, Ronee, Ronae and Ryenne.

Renée is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Renée. Click here to compare Renée with related baby names.