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Renée

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | 328 words | Copyright

Renée ♀ French: from the Late Latin name Renata, feminine of Renatus ‘reborn’, used by early Christians as a baptismal name celebrating spiritual rebirth in Christ. The name is also used in the English-speaking world, often without the accent and in a highly Anglicized pronunciation (compare Reenie).

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