René - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name René \r(e)-né\ is pronounced re-NAY. It is of French origin, and its meaning is "rebirth". Modern form of Renatus. Renato is a Spanish form. Rene without the accent may be pronounced REN-ee. See also Renny. Actor René Auberjonois.

René has 5 variant forms: Renat, Renato, Renatus, Rene and Renne.

For more information, see also the related name Ren.

Baby names that sound like René are Reno, Ron, Rien, Rane, Reyni, Ronn, Rune and Ryen.

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