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Accent marks aren't even allowed on birth certificates in some (most?) US states. That makes it not French (because, we write in English officially here?) but obviously derived from French; a name (or word for that matter) isn't incomplete just because it's derived from a word. Words change depending on how they're used and who by; it's just a thing? Like if someone wanted to use Renaissance as an English name (then perhaps "Renai" as a NN) and claim it was meant as a version of Renata, they could, but it's not as direct a connection as Renee seems.

This message was edited 11/11/2022, 4:39 PM