René
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René (born again or reborn in French) is a common first name in French-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is originally only a masculine name (Renée being the feminine form). But in non-Francophone countries, the habit of giving the name René (sometimes spelled without an accent) to both boys and girls is now common which sometimes surprises French speakers. In addition, both forms are used as surnames (family names), probably as a patronymic.
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[edit] First name
As first name, it may refer to:
- René, Duke of Anjou (1409-1480), titular king of Naples and Jerusalem
- René II, Duke of Lorraine (1451-1508), grandson of René of Anjou
- René I, Viscount of Rohan (1516–1552), warrior of the Italian War of 1551–1559
- René II, Viscount of Rohan ((1550-1586), his huguenot son
- René Auberjonois (actor), American actor
- Cardinal René de Birague (1505-1583)
- Rene Bitorajac, Croatian actor
- Rene Capo, Cuban-American judoka
- René Descartes, French philosopher
- René Fonck, French aviator and most successful pilot in World War I
- René de Froulay de Tessé (1648-1725), French marshal
- Rene Gagnon, American World War II veteran, raised the American flag during the battle of Iwo Jima
- René Goscinny, French comic book editor and writer
- René Goupil (1608-1642), Canadian Catholic martyr and saint
- Rene Kirby, American actor
- Rene Lepine, Canadian businessman and real estate developer
- René Lévesque, Canadian/Quebecois journalist and politician, premier of Quebec
- René Magritte, Belgian surrealist painter
- René Marqués, Puerto Rican short story writer and playwright
- Rene Mederos, Cuban poster artist and graphic designer
- Rene Medvešek, Croatian actor
- René Muñoz (1938-2000), Cuban actor and scriptwriter
- Rene Ranger (born 1986), New Zealand rugby player
- René Reyes, American baseball player
- René Robert, Canadian ice hockey player
- Rene Russo, American actress
[edit] Family name
As family name, it may refer to:
- Denise René (1919-), French art dealer
[edit] Other
- René (1802), a novella by Chateaubriand
- René 41, a nickel based superalloy
- René, Sarthe, French commune
- Saint-René (disambiguation), several places
[edit] Variants in different languages
- Renát Hungarian, Slovak
- Renáto Slovak
- Renato Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
- Renátus Slovak
- Renatus Latin
- René Czech, French, German, Slovak, Spanish
- Röné Hungarian
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