Renée (without the accent in non-French speaking countries) is a French/Latin feminine given name. Renée is the female form of René, with the extra –e making it feminine according to French grammar. The name Renée is the French form of the late Roman name Renatus and the meaning is reborn or born again. In medieval times, the meaning was associated with the Christian concept of being spiritually born again through baptism. Renee was among the top 100 names given to girls in the United States in the late 1950s, the 1960s, the 1970s and the early 1980s. It ranked as the 734th most popular name given to American girls in 2008 and is continuing to fall in popularity. Given name Renée and Renato, British male/female vocal duo Renée Adorée (1898–1933), French actress of the silent era Renee Alway (born 1986), American fashion model Renee Amoore (born 1953), American health care advocate Renée Asherson (born 1920), English actress Renée Aubin (born 1963), Canadian Olympic fencer Reneé Austin, American singer Renee Baillargeon (born 1954), psychology professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Renee Bargh (born 1986), Australian celebrity and TV presenter Renée Björling (1898–1975), Swedish actress Renée A. Blake, Caribbean American linguistics professor at New York University Renee Blount (born 1957), American professional tennis player Renée Pietrafesa Bonnet (born 1938), French/Uruguayan musician Renée Bordereau (1770–1824), French woman who disguised herself as a man Renee Botta, Chair of the Department of Media, Film & Journalism Studies at the University of Denver Renée of Bourbon (1494–1539), daughter of Gilbert de Bourbon, Count of Montpensier Renée Marie Bumb (born 1960), district judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey Renée Byer (born 1958), American documentary photojournalist Renée Carl (1875–1954), French actress of the silent era Renée Caroline de Roullay Créquy, Marquise de Créquy (1714–1803), French aristocrat Renée Carpentier-Wintz (1913–2003), French painter Renee Chatterton (born 1989), Australian Olympic rower Renée Chen (born 1985), Taiwanese singer and songwriter Renee Chenault-Fattah (born 1957), Philadelphia news anchor Renee Cipriano, former director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Renee Cleary (born 1972), American beach volleyball player Renee Cole (born c. 1971), American beauty pageant contestant, Miss Maryland 1993 Renée Coleman, Canadian-born American actress Renée Colliard (born 1933), Swiss alpine skier Renee Cox (born 1960), Jamaican-American artist, political activist and curator Renée de Dinteville (15??–1580), German-Roman monarch Renee del Colle, Canadian wheelchair basketball player Renée Doria