Baby name
FADING
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 Renee
/reh · NAY/
Meaning
“Reborn”
French, meaning 'reborn', from Latin renatus, the feminine of René.
Nicknames
none
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Elegant and French, felt dated in the 1990s but is quietly coming back as vintage-French names revive.
The cultural moment.
Occasional use in the US and France; the accent on the first e is often dropped in English usage.