Rene Family History
Rene Name Meaning
French and Mauritian (René); West Indian (in Haiti Guadeloupe and Martinique René): from the French personal name René from Latin Renatus ‘reborn’ borne by a 4th-century Christian saint and popular in France throughout the Middle Ages because of its transparent reference to Christian spiritual rebirth. This surname is most common in Haiti. Compare Reney 2 and Reny English (Middlesex): variant of Raine .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022