René

E30626

French masculine given name given name

René is a French given name commonly used for males and historically associated with several notable figures in politics, arts, and philosophy.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French masculine given name → given name →
associatedWithField	arts → philosophy → politics →
category	French masculine given names → Masculine given names →
commonInCentury	19th century → 20th century →
etymologyFrom	Latin name Renatus →
gender	masculine →
hasDiacritic	é →
hasDiminutiveOrShortForm	Ren → Renny →
hasFeminineForm	Renée →
hasVariant	Rene → Renée →
historicalUsage	used since the Middle Ages →
languageOfOrigin	French →
meaning	born again → reborn →
nameDayCountry	France →
notableBearer	René Auberjonois → René Cassin → René Char → René Clair → René Coty → René Descartes → René Goscinny → René Guénon → René Lacoste → René Lévesque → René Magritte → René Thom →
orthographicFeature	acute accent on final e →
pronunciationLanguage	French →
semanticAssociation	Christian concept of spiritual rebirth →
semanticField	religious names →
usage	primarily male given name →
usedAs	first name →
usedInCountry	Belgium → Canada → France → Switzerland →
usedInRegion	Francophone countries →
writingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jacques Ignace Hittorff ("Ignace") → Rainer Maria Rilke → René Cassin → René Cassin → René Degas → René Descartes → René of Chalon → Sully Prudhomme →	givenName
René ("Rene") →	hasVariant