Renée

See also: Renee and renée

English

Alternative forms

• Renee

Etymology

From French Renée, meaning reborn, stemmed from Latin Renata. Feminine form of male René.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈneɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Proper noun

Renée

1. A female given name from Latin
   • 1950, Helen Rich, The Willow-Bender, Simon and Schuster, page 120:

     "You don't have to call me Reenie if you don't want," she said. "You can call me Renée if it suits you." Reenie, Julian remembered: sweep her hair high and call her Renée. "No," he answered finally, "I'll take things the way they are."

Translations

female given name — see Renata

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.ne/

• Audio (CAN)

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Proper noun

Renée f

1. a female given name, feminine form of René