Renee - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Renee \r(e)-

is pronounced ren-NAY. It is of French origin, and its meaning is "reborn". Renée is 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 celebrity Renee Richards; actresses Renee Russo, Renée Zellweger.

Renee has 19 variant forms: Ranae, Ranay, Ranee, Renae, Renata, Renay, Renaye, Rene, Reneisha, Renell, Renelle, Renie, Renisha, Renita, Renne, Rennie, Renny, Rhianaye and Rrenae.

For more information, see also related names Renske and Shanae.

Baby names that sound like Renee are Reney and Ronee.

Renee is a very common first name for women (#182 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#34893 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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