Renée
/ɹɪˈneɪ/
Renée proper noun: a female given name from French.
Proper noun
Renée
- A female given name from French.
- "You don't have to call me Reenie if you don't want," she said. "You can call me Renée if it suits you." Reenie, Julian remembered: sweep her hair high and call her Renée. "No," he answered finally, "I'll take things the way they are."1950, Helen Rich, The Willow-Bender, Simon and Schuster, page 120
Forms of Renée
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Origin of Renée
From French Renée, meaning reborn, stemmed from Latin Renata. Feminine form of male René.
Words formed from Renée
Words that rhyme with Renée
Questions about Renée
- What does Renée mean?
- Renée means a female given name from French.
- What part of speech is Renée?
- Renée is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Renée?
- Renée is pronounced /ɹɪˈneɪ/.
Words near Renée in the dictionary
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