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Updated March 27, 2024

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • Greek : Peaceful
  • French : Born again

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Powerful one
  • Latin : Reborn

How Popular Is The Name Rene

Family name origins & meanings

  • French (René) : from a personal name (Latin Renatus ‘reborn’) borne by a 4th-century saint, and popular in France throughout the Middle Ages because of its transparent reference to Christian spiritual rebirth.

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