Renée (without the accent in non-French speaking countries) is a French/Latin feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. Renée is the female form of René, with the extra –e making it feminine according to

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

grammar. The name Renée is the French form of the late Roman name Renatus and the meaning is ''reborn'' or ''born again''. In medieval times, the meaning was associated with the

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

concept of being spiritually born again through baptism. Renee was among the top 100 names given to girls in the United States in the late 1950s, the 1960s, the 1970s and the early 1980s. It ranked as the 734th most popular name given to American girls in 2008 and is continuing to fall in popularity.

Given name

Renée and Renato Renée and Renato were a female/male vocal duo, who had a UK number-one hit in December 1982 with " Save Your Love". The follow-up single " Just One More Kiss" peaked at No. 48. Their third single, "Jesus Loves Us All", failed to reach the UK Si ...

, British male/female vocal duo * Renée Adorée (1898–1933), French actress of the silent era * Renee Alway (born 1986), American fashion model *

Renee Amoore Renee Amoore R.N. (January 24, 1953 – May 5, 2020) was an American health care advocate and the founder and president of The Amoore Group, Inc. Biography Amoore was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Juanita Ramsey, a domestic worker and ...

(born 1953), American health care advocate * Renée Asherson (born 1920), English actress * Renée Aubin (born 1963), Canadian Olympic fencer * Renee Baillargeon (born 1954), psychology professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign * Renee Bargh (born 1986), Australian celebrity and TV presenter * Renée Björling (1898–1975), Swedish actress *

Renée A. Blake Renée A. Blake is a Latina Caribbean-American linguistics professor at New York University. Biography Renée A. Blake is a second-generation Caribbean American by way of Trinidad and Venezuela. She is an associate professor in the Departments o ...

, Caribbean American linguistics professor at New York University * Renee Blount (born 1957), American professional tennis player * Renée Pietrafesa Bonnet (born 1938), French/Uruguayan musician * Renée Bordereau (1770–1824), French woman who disguised herself as a man * Renee Botta, Chair of the Department of Media, Film & Journalism Studies at the University of Denver * Renée of Bourbon (1494–1539), daughter of Gilbert de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier * Renee Marie Bumb (born 1960), district judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey * Renee Byer (born 1958), American documentary photojournalist * Renée Carl (1875–1954), French actress of the silent era * Renée Caroline de Roullay Créquy, Marquise de Créquy (1714–1803), French aristocrat * Renée Carpentier-Wintz (1913–2003), French painter * Renee Chatterton (born 1989), Australian Olympic rower *

Renée Chen Renee "Jia-Wei" Chen is a Taiwanese singer and songwriter. Renee first gained recognition when she won fourth place in the 2001 New Talent Singing Awards. Although she ultimately did not win the competition, record companies noticed that Renee' ...

(born 1985), Taiwanese singer and songwriter *

Renee Chenault-Fattah Renee Chenault-Fattah (born October 12, 1957) is an American journalist and former co-anchor of the WCAU NBC 10 News at 4 and 6 p.m. on weeknights in Philadelphia. She is married to former U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah of the 2nd Congressional D ...

(born 1957), Philadelphia news anchor * Renee Cipriano, former director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency *

Renee Cleary Renee Smith Cleary (born September 18, 1972) is a female beach volleyball player from the United States who participated at the NORCECA Circuit 2007 at Guatemala playing with Jenny Kropp finishing in the 5th position and Carolina, Puerto Rico ...

(born 1972), American beach volleyball player *

Renee Cole Renee Cole (born 1971) is a former American beauty pageant contestant who was crowned Miss Maryland The Miss Maryland competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maryland in the Miss America pageant. Kayla Wil ...

(born c. 1971), American beauty pageant contestant, Miss Maryland 1993 * Renée Coleman, Canadian-born American actress * Renée Colliard (born 1933), Swiss alpine skier * Renee Cox (born 1960), Jamaican-American artist, political activist and curator * Renée de Dinteville (15??–1580), German-Roman monarch * Renee del Colle, Canadian wheelchair basketball player *

Renée Doria Renée Doria (13 February 1921 – 6 March 2021) was a French opera singer, one of the leading lyric coloratura sopranos of her era in France. Biography Born Renée Dumazert in Perpignan, France, after a thorough musical training (piano, solfeg ...

(born 1921), French opera singer *

Renée Dunan Renée Dunan (1892–1936), was a French writer, critic and poet. She wrote under a number of pseudonyms (appearing in parentheses below in the list of her works.) Selected works * ''La triple caresse'', 1922 * ''La Culotte en jersey de soie ...

(1892–1936), French writer * Renee Ellmers (born 1964), the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district * Renée Estevez (born 1967), American actress * Renée Jeanne Falconetti (1892–1946), French stage and film actress *

Renée Faure Renée Faure (born Reneé Paule Nanine Faure; November 4, 1918 – May 2, 2005) was a French stage and film actress. Early life Renée Faure was born Reneé Paule Nanine Faure on November 4, 1918 in Paris, France. Her father was René Faur ...

(1919–2005), French actress * Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga (born 1944), Paraguayan poet and novelist *

Renee Fitzgerald Renee Fitzgerald is a former camogie player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1939, scoring four of Cork's six goals in the final. Career She won a further All Ireland senior medal in 1940, scoring two goals i ...

, Irish camogie player *

Renee Flavell Renee Kimberly Flavell (born 28 March 1982 in Auckland) is a badminton player from New Zealand. Career Renee Flavell took part at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () ...

(born 1982), New Zealand badminton player * Renée Fleming (born 1959), American soprano * Renée Fox (born 1928), American sociologist * Renée of France (1510–1574), younger daughter of Louis XII of France * Renée French (born 1963), American comics writer and illustrator *

Renée French (actress) ''Coffee and Cigarettes'' is the title of three short films and a 2003 feature-length anthology film by independent film director Jim Jarmusch. The feature film consists of 11 short story, short stories which share coffee and cigarettes as a ...

, American actress *

Renée Friedman Renée Friedman is an American Egyptologist, primarily known for her work at Nekhen (Hierakonpolis). Life Friedman received her BA from the University of California at Berkeley, where her thesis was on the predynastic Egyptian cemetery at Naga ...

, American egyptologist * Renee Gadd (1908–2003), Argentine-born British film actress * Renée Gailhoustet (born 1929), French architect *

Renée Garilhe Renée Garilhe (15 June 1923 – 6 July 1991) was a French fencer. She won a bronze medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal in both women's individual foil and foil team events at the 1950 W ...

(1923–1991), French Olympic fencer * Renée Geyer (born 1953), Australian singer * Renée Gill Pratt (born 1954), local politician from New Orleans *

Renee Godfrey Renee Godfrey (born Renee Vera Haal; September 1, 1919 – May 24, 1964) was an American stage and motion picture actress and singer. Early life Godfrey was born September 1, 1919, in New York, with Dutch and French ancestry as the daughter o ...

(1919–1964), American stage and motion picture actress and singer *

Renee Ghosh Renee Ghosh () is a Lebanese actress. Filmography Film *I Offered You Pleasure - Imane (Short). 2011 * Love Me. 2003 Helper Director Television *Samra. 2016 *Youngs and Girls. 1996 *Spring of the Love. 1995 *Fingers from Gold. 1995 Du ...

, Lebanese actress * Renée Elise Goldsberry (born 1971), American actress, singer and songwriter * Renee Grant-Williams, Nashville, Tennessee vocal coach * Renée Green (born 1959), American artist, writer and filmmaker *

Renee Griffin Renee Griffin (born May 30, 1968) is an American actress. Early life and education She was born in Long Beach, California and attended John F. Kennedy High School in La Palma, California. She studied drama at Fullerton College, where she app ...

, aka Renee Allman, aka Renee Ammann (born 1968), American actress *

Renée Hayek Renée Hayek (Arabic: رينيه الحايك) is a Lebanese writer and novelist. She was born in Sarba and studied philosophy at the Lebanese University in Beirut. She has published a number of books, including short story collections and novels ...

, Lebanese writer and novelist * Renee Hobbs (born 1958), American educator, scholar and advocate for media literacy education * Renée Houston (1902–1980), Scottish comedy actor and revue artist * Renee Humphrey (born 1975), American actress * Renée Jeryd (born 1965), Swedish social democratic politician * Renée Jones (born 1958), American actress *

Renée Jones-Bos Regina Veronica Maria "Renée" Jones-Bos (; born 20 December 1952) is a Dutch civil servant and diplomat. She served as Ambassador of the Netherlands to Russia from 2016 to 2019. Previously, Jones-Bos was Ambassador to the United States in Washin ...

, 44th representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States * Renee Kelly (1888–1965), British stage and film actress *

Renée Kosel Renée Kosel (born April 3, 1943) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, from January 1997 until her resignation on January 7, 2015. While in the Illinois House of Representatives, K ...

(born 1943), member of the Illinois House of Representatives *

Renee Laravie Renee A. Laravie (born July 14, 1959), also known by her married name Renee Kelly, is an American former competition swimmer who specialized in the breaststroke. As a 17-year-old high school senior, Laravie represented the United States at the ...

(born 1959), American Olympic swimmer * Renee Leota (born 1990), New Zealand association football player * Renee Lim, Australian actress, television presenter and medical doctor * Renee MacRae (b. 1940), a Scottish woman who is missing, presumed to have been murdered *

Renee Magee Holly Renee Magee (born March 30, 1959), also known by her married name Renee Tucker, is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. She competed in the preliminary he ...

(born 1959), American Olympic swimmer * Renée Manfredi, American novelist *

Renee Marlin-Bennett Renee Marlin-Bennett (born September 29, 1959), is a professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. Her research on global problems probes power, information flows, borders, and bodies. The research draws upon approaches from internatio ...

(b. 1959), political science professor at Johns Hopkins University * Renee McHugh (born c. 1988), Philippines fashion model and beauty queen *

Renée J. Miller Renée (without the accent in non-French speaking countries) is a French/Latin feminine given name. Renée is the female form of René, with the extra –e making it feminine according to French grammar. The name Renée is the French form of th ...

, computer science professor at University of Toronto, Canada * Renée Montagne, American radio journalist *

Renee Montgomery Renee Danielle Montgomery (born December 2, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player, sports broadcaster and activist who is currently vice president, part-owner, and investor of the Atlanta Dream, and one of three owners of th ...

, American basketball player *

Renée Morisset Renée Morisset, (June 13, 1928 – May 3, 2009) was a Canadian pianist. She and her husband, Victor Bouchard, were one of the foremost piano duos in Canadian classical music. Honours Morisset was a pupil of Georges-Émile Tanguay. In 1964, ...

(1928–2009), Canadian pianist *

Renee Nele Eva Renée Nele (born 1932) is a German artist who works principally in goldsmithing and metal sculpture. Life Nele was born on 15 March 1932 in Berlin, the daughter of Arnold Bode; she grew up in Kassel. She studied under at the Akadem ...

(born 1932), German sculptor * Renée Nicoux (born 1951), French politician and member of the Senate of France * Renee O'Connor (born 1971), American actress, producer and director *

Marie-Renée Oget Marie-Renée Oget (born 26 January 1945) is a French politician. Elected to the National Assembly on 16 June 2002 for the 12th legislature (2002—2007), then re-elected on 17 June 2007 for the 13th legislature (2007—2012), Oget represent ...

(born 1945), French politician, member of the National Assembly * Renee Olstead (born 1989), American actress and singer * Renee Peck (born 1953), American writer *

Renee Percy Renee Percy (born November 14 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress, writer, and comedian. Percy is best known for her work on the sketch comedy shows Air Farce Live and CTV/Comedy Network's ''Comedy Inc'', and for her Comedy Now! Special "W ...

, Canadian actress, writer, and comedian *

Renee Poetschka Renee Elise Poetschka (born 1 May 1971) is a former Australian athlete. Best known as a relay runner, she won a bronze medal at the World Champion in the 4x400 metres relay and a gold medal in the same event at the World Junior Championships. ...

, Australian athlete * Renee Powell (born 1946), an American professional golfer *

Renee Props Renee Props (born February 15, 1962) in

(born 1962), American actress * Renee Rabinowitz (born 1934), Israeli-American psychologist and lawyer *

Renee Raudman Renee Raudman (born October 29) is an American actress who performed the English voices of Nastasha Romanenko in the video game ''Metal Gear Solid'' (under the pseudonym of Renne Collette) and its GameCube remake (using her real name) and Oyu in ...

, an actress and voice actress * Renée Richards (born 1934), American ophthalmologist, author and tennis player *

Renee Robinson Renee Robinson is a retired American dancer from Washington, D.C., who performed as a Principal Dancer of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She began her dance training in classical ballet at the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet. She also ...

, American dancer * Renée Roca (born 1963), American figure skater and choreographer * Renee Roberts (1908–1996), English actress * Renee Rollason (born 1989), Australian football (soccer) player * Renee Rosnes (born 1962), Canadian musician * Renee Roszel, American writer * Renée Saint-Cyr (1904–2004), French actress * Renee Sands (born 1974), American singer and actress *

Renée Scheltema Renée Scheltema is a Dutch documentary filmmaker and photographer, living in Cape Town, South Africa. She has been making documentaries for 35 years. After her Bachelors at Law, and Doctorandus degree in Criminology, she received her Masters ...

(born 1951), Dutch documentary filmmaker *

Renee Schulte Renee Schulte (born December 9, 1970) is a former American politician who was the Iowa State Representative for the 37th District. Schulte has over two decades of leadership experience in the behavioral healthcare field. Her work in the public and ...

(born 1970), American politician * Renee Schuurman (1939–2001), South African tennis player *

Renée Schwarzenbach-Wille Marie Renée Schwarzenbach since 1904 Schwarzenbach-Wille (née Wille; September 4, 1883 - April 26, 1959) was a Swiss socialite and daughter of the Swiss General Ulrich Wille. She was a granddaughter of German diplomat Count Friedrich Wilhelm v ...

(1883–1959), Swiss photographer *

Renee Sebastian Renée Sebastian (born Darlene Renée Sebastian Domingo on August 7, 1973) is a Filipino-American soul-infused pop and R&B singer, songwriter, and owner of a bespoke fashion, beauty and tea company da.u.de. Early life Sebastian was born in Mont ...

(born 1973), Filipino-American singer and songwriter * Renee Short (1919–2003), British politician * Renee Simons (born 1972), Canadian curler * Renée Simonsen (born 1965), Danish model and writer * Renée Sintenis (1888–1965), German artist *

Renée Slegers Renée Josiena Anna Slegers (born 5 February 1989) is a Dutch football coach and former international midfielder. As a player she represented Willem II, as well as Swedish Damallsvenskan clubs Djurgårdens IF and Linköpings FC. She won 55 caps ...

(born 1989), Dutch international football midfielder * Jamie Renée Smith (born 1987), American actress * Renée Felice Smith (born 1985), American actress * Renée Sonnenberg, Canadian curler *

Renée Soutendijk Renette Pauline Soutendijk (, born 21 May 1957), known professionally as Renée Soutendijk, is a Dutch actress. A gymnast in her youth, Soutendijk began her acting career in the late 1970s. She was a favorite star of director Paul Verhoeven's fil ...

(born 1957), Dutch actress * Renee Spearman (born 1969), gospel recording artist, singer, songwriter and producer *

Renée Stobrawa Renée Stobrawa (born Renate Stobrawa; 13 October 1897 in Dresden – 16 August 1971 in Tegernsee) was a German screenwriter and film actress. Partial filmography * ''The Mistress and her Servant'' (1929) - Frau Matjunke * '' Melody of the Worl ...

(1897–1971), German screenwriter and film actress * Renee Stout (born 1958), American artist *

Renee Tajima-Peña Renee Tajima-Peña (born 1958) is an American filmmaker whose work focuses on immigrant communities, race, gender and social justice. Her directing and producing credits include the documentaries ''Who Killed Vincent Chin?'', ''No Más Bebés'', ' ...

(born c. 1958), film director and producer * Renée Taylor (born 1933), American actress * Renee Taylor (writer) (born 1929), New Zealand writer and playwright * Renee Tenison (born 1968), American model and actress *

Renee Torres Renee Torres ( Osterman; March 17, 1911 – December 27, 1998) was a Mexican-born American actress and the younger sister of Hollywood star Raquel Torres. Half-German and half-Mexican, she appeared in a number of 1930s films, including '' The ...

(1911–1998), Mexican-American actress * Renee Lynn Vicary (1957–2002), American competitive female bodybuilder *

Renée Victor Renée Victor (born June 15, 1953) is an American actress best known for her role as Lupita on '' Weeds'', for providing the voice of female argonians in Bethesda Softworks' 2011 video game '' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'', and she also appeared ...

, actress * Renée Vivien (1877–1909), British poet writing in French * Renée Webster, Australian filmmaker *

Renée Weibel Renée Weibel (born December 23, 1986 in Bern) is a Swiss actress. Renée successfully completed her education as a stage dancer in 2003, as well as attending acting school in Berlin between 2006 and 2009. Her first stage appearance was in 2003 a ...

(born 1986), Swiss actress * Renee Williams (1977–2007), American woman believed to be the largest woman in the world at the time of her death * Renee Young (born 1984), Canadian Sports Broadcaster, Currently working with the WWE * Renée Zellweger (born 1969), American actress

In fiction

*Renée, a minor character in ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' *Renée, a character in ''Claymore'' *Renee Blasey, a character that goes by the alias Wraith in the battle royale video game '' Apex Legends'' * Renee Bradshaw, character in the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' *

Renée Divine Buchanan This is a list of characters from the ABC Daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'' that began their run between the beginning of 1980 and the end of 1989. Austin Buchanan Austin Buchanan is a fictional character on the ABC Daytime soap opera ' ...

, character in the American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' * Renée DuMonde, character in the television soap opera ''Days of our Lives'' *Renée Dwyer, a character in the ''Twilight'' novel series * Renee Montoya, a DC Comics comic book character * Renee Perry, a character in the ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives'' * Renée Rienne, character in the spy-fi television series ''Alias'' *Renée de Villefort, first wife of Gérard de Villefort in Alexandre Dumas's ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' * Renee Walker, a character in the TV series ''24'' * Renee, a character in the TV series ''Watchmen'' * Renee, a character in the film '' The Grudge 3'' *Renée Picard, ancestor of

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, who appears in the second season of the spin-off series Star Trek Picard

Surname

* Lyne Renée (born 1979), Belgian actress

Variants in different languages

*رينيه Arabic *Rena English, Polish *Renae English *Renáta Czech, Hungarian, Slovak *Renata

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

, Croatian, , Czech, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Spanish,

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

*Renate Dutch,

, German *Renátka Czech *Renča Czech *Renea Bosnian, Croatian,

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

, Slovene *Renée Dutch,

*Renee English *Reneeke Dutch *Reneetje Dutch *Renia Polish *Renita English, Spanish *Renāte Latvian

References

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