English
Renée
Renée comes from French Renée.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentRenée
- Englishearliest quotation 1950same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentRenée
- Englishearliest quotation 1950same form
Earliest quotation: 1950, Helen Rich, The Willow-Bender: “You don't have to call me Reenie if you…”
The story
From French Renée, meaning reborn, stemmed from Latin Renata.
Every English word from French Renée
Today it means
name A female given name from French.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Renée / Renée