René

René (born again or reborn in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus.

René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminine form). In some non-Francophone countries, however, there exists the habit of giving the name René (sometimes spelled without an accent) to girls as well as boys. In addition, both forms are used as surnames (family names).

René as a first name given to boys in the United States reached its peaks in popularity in 1969 and 1983 when it ranked 256th. Since 1983 its popularity has steadily declined and it ranked 881st in 2016.^[1] René as a first name given to girls in the United States reached its peak in popularity in 1962 when it ranked 306th. The last year for which René was ranked in the top 1000 names given to girls in the United States was 1988.

The name was also given to the French cafe owner and war hero René Artois in popular British TV series 'Allo 'Allo!

• Denise René (1919–2012), French art dealer
• France-Albert René (1935–2019), second President of Seychelles
• Lisa Rene (1978–1994), American murder victim
• Mélanie René (born 1990), Swiss singer
• Wendy Rene (1947–2014), American soul singer and songwriter

• Renát Hungarian, Slovak
• Renat Catalan, Polish
• Renato Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
• Renátus Slovak
• Renatus Latin
• René Czech, French, German, Slovak, Spanish, Dutch, Danish
• Röné Hungarian
• Ренат Russian

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