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♂ Rene (boy)
What does Rene mean?
Rene 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less regularly as girls' name Rene) is pronounced re-NAY, REN-ee. It is of French origin, and the meaning of Rene is "rebirth". René is the modern form of Renatus. See also Renny. Actor René Auberjonois. Also form of Reginald.
STARTS WITH Re-
ASSOCIATED WITH modern
Variations
VARIANTS Renat, Renato, Renatus, Rene▼, Renne
SEE ALSO Ren
OTHER FORM VIA RENNY Rennie
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rene Dwight (R.D.), ..
How popular is Rene?
Rene is a very popular first name for men (#295 out of 1220, Top 24%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#12942 out of 150436, Top 9%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Rene reached its top position of #269 in the U.S. in the 1970s, and is presently at #929. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Reginald (#831 VIA LATEST LIST), Ren (#1779), Renato and Rennie are the popular varying forms of Rene (#929) rated in the Top 2000. These relations of Rene reached the apex of their popularity 6 decades ago (AVERAGE #1161) and are now much less widespread, with forms such as Rene going out of style.
Similar Names
Rene▼ is alike in pronunciation to Renaud, Reno, Reyni, Ronnie▼, Ronny▼, Rooney and Rowney. Other recommended sound-alike names are Arne, Dane, Dene, Enne, Fane, Gene▼, Heine, Herne, June, Kane▲, Keane, Keene, Keyne, Lane▲, Leone, Rae, Rafe, Raine, Rance, Rand, Rane, Range, Raye, Rayne, Reade, Reave, Redd, Reece, Reed▲, Rees, Reese, Reg, Regen, Reid▲, Reide, Reis, Remee, Remi, Remie, Remo, Remy▲, Renier, Renke, Reo, Reuel, Reve, Rey▲, Reyd, Reyes, Rien, Rike, Ring, Roane, Roe, Rome, Ron▼, Ronel, Ronn, Roone, Rowe, Rube, Rune, Rye, Ryen, Ryne▼, Tune, Vane and Verne▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Rene.
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