René 4257682 220814212 2008-06-21T18:40:38Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Modifying: [[pl:René]] '''René''' (born again, or reborn, in [[French language]]) is a very common [[given name]] in French-speaking countries. It comes from [[Latin]] name [[Renatus]]. René is normally, originally only a masculine name ('''Renée''' being the feminine form). But in non-Francophone countries, the habit of giving the name René to both boys and girls is now common. It sometimes surprises French speakers. In addition, both forms are used as [[surname]]s (family names), probably as a [[patronymic]]. ==People== ===As a first name=== *[[Adrien René Franchet]], French botanist *[[Alain-René Lesage]] *[[Bernard-René de Launay]] *[[François-René de Chateaubriand]] *[[Frederic René Coudert, Jr.]] *[[Jacques René de Brisay]] *[[Jean René Constant Quoy]] *[[Louis René Édouard]] *[[Louis-René Beaudoin]] *[[René & Angela]], 1980s R&B duo *[[René Adler]] *[[René Angélil]] *[[René Arnoux]] *[[René Arped Spitz]], psychiatrist and psychologist *[[René Artois]] *[[René Auberjonois]], American actor *[[René Barjavel]] *[[René Barrientos]] *[[René Bazin]] *[[René Benjamin]] *[[René Berthiaume]] *[[René Blondlot]] (Prosper-René Blondlot), French physicist *[[René Blum (ballet)|René Blum]], French ballet choreographer *[[René Blum (politician)|René Blum]], Luxembourgian politician *[[René Bolf]], Czech footballer *[[René Boylesve]] *[[René Caillé]] *[[René Cassin]] *[[René Char]] *[[René Clair]] *[[René Clément]] *[[René Colato Laínez]], Children's Book Writer *[[René Coty]] *[[René Crevel]], French writer *[[René Dahinden]] *[[René Daumal]], French surrealist writer *[[René de Birague]] *[[René de Laboulaye]] *[[René Descartes]] *[[René Dif]] *[[René Doumic]] *[[René Dreyfus]] *[[René Dubos]] *[[René Dumont]] *[[René Echevarria]], television writer and producer *[[René Eespere]] *[[Rene Farrugia]] *[[René Favaloro]] *[[René Felber]], Swiss politician *[[René Fonck]] *[[René Fontaine]] *[[René François Artois]] *[[René Gagnon]], Raiser of flag, [[iwo jima]] *[[René Girard]], French philosopher and historian *[[René Goblet]] *[[René Goguen]] *[[René Goscinny]] *[[René Goupil]] *[[René Grousset]], French historian *[[René Guénon]] *[[René Gusperti]], Italian swimmer *[[René Guyon]] *[[René Hardy]] *[[René Harris]] *[[René Henriksen]] *[[René Herse]] *[[René Higuita]] *[[René Highway]], Canadian dancer and actor *[[René I of Naples]] *[[René Iché]], French sculptor *[[René II of Lorraine]] *[[René Jacobs]], Flemish musician *[[René Just Haüy]] *[[René Laanen]] *[[René Lacoste]] *[[René Laënnec]] *[[René Lalique]] *[[René Lavand]] *[[René Le Bossu]] *[[René Leboeuf]] *[[René Leibowitz]] *[[René Leriche]] *[[René Lévesque]], pro-independence Premier of Quebec *[[René Leynaud]], unorthodox French Catholic poet, friend of [[Albert Camus]] *[[René Lohse]] *[[René Louis d’Argenson]] *[[René Lussier]] *[[René Magritte]] *[[René Maheu]] *[[René Malaise]], Swedish entomologist *[[René Maran]] *[[René Mayer]] *[[René McLean]], jazz saxophonist and flautist *[[René Moawad]] *[[René Monteagudo]] *[[René Morin]] *[[René Muñoz]] *[[René Nicolas de Maupeou]] *[[René of Alençon]] *[[René of Châlon]] *[[René Pétillon]] *[[René Piché]], former politician in Ontario, Canada *[[René Pleven]], former French prime minister *[[René Pottier]] *[[René Préval]] *[[René Rachou]], Brazilian physician, specialist in malaria *[[René Rapin]] *[[René Réaumur]] *[[René Renoult]] *[[René Richard Louis Castel]] *[[René Robert Cavellier]] *[[René Roch]], President of [[Fédération Internationale d'Escrime|FIE]] (governing body for fencing) *[[Rene Russo]], American movie actress *[[René Schneider]] *[[René Simard]], Quebec pop singer *[[René Stockman]] *[[René Strickler]] *[[René Thirifays]] *[[René Thom]] *[[René Thomas (France)|René Thomas]], French auto racer *[[René van de Kerkhof]] *[[René Vandereycken]] *[[René Van Der Wouden]], composer and producer of electronic music *[[René Viénet]] *[[René Viviani]] *[[René Voisin]] *[[René Waldeck-Rousseau]] *[[René Wellek]] *[[René Worms]] *[[René, Marquis of Elbeuf]] *[[Renée Adorée]] *[[Renée Cox]] *[[Renée Estevez]] *[[Renée Fleming]], American soprano singer *[[Renée Geyer]] *[[Renée Jones]] *[[Renée Montagne]] *[[Renée of France]] *[[Renée Rienne]] *[[Renée Soutendijk]] *[[Renée Zellweger]] *[[René-Louis Baire]] *[[Saint-René Taillandier]] ===As a surname=== *[[France-Albert René]], former President of Seychelles *[[Leon René]], an American music composer and songwriter *[[Wendy Rene]], American soul singer {{surname}} ==Things and places== *[[1250 René-Lévesque]], formerly known as La Tour IBM-Marathon is a building in Québec, Canada *[[Automobiles René Bonnet]] was a French automobile maker. *[[Île René-Levasseur]] is a large island in the center of Lake Manicouagan in Québec, Canada. *[[René Guyon Society]] was an American group that advocated sexual relationships with children, based on a book on ethics by René Guyon *[[René, Sarthe]] is a commune in the French département of Loire ==Book== *''[[René (novella)|René]]'' is a novella by [[François-René de Chateaubriand|Chateaubriand]] [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:French masculine given names]] [[Category:French surnames]] [[cs:René]] [[da:René]] [[de:René]] [[es:René]] [[fr:René (homonymie)]] [[it:Renato]] [[la:Renatus]] [[hu:Renátó]] [[nl:René]] [[ja:ルネ]] [[pl:René]] [[ru:Ренат]] [[sk:René]] [[sv:René]]