René

Rene... a kingly title marked by resilience, redemption and the art of reinvention. In the kingdom of dreams, Rene is a soul who struggles to let go of bad memories and is unwilling to embrace new beginnings. But a new story is yet to begin within his scarlet letters: the scars of his past trials will become inkwells, whispering of the indomitable will to face adversity. The protagonist will handsomely reinvent himself with each turn of a page.

American people ruined this name by deciding it sounds feminine. René is a boys name ONLY.

Handsome! Love!

I am a female named Rene. My father insists on Rene' but it gets confusing because... I am female, many government cites/agencies will not add the ' so I get a lot of "you do not exist stuff" if I add the '. I tell him I do not know if I am male or female and neither does anyone else. I am going to legally change my name to Renee asap.

If I ever have a son, this will be his name: it's strong, but sophisticated, and while it's relatively uncommon, it isn't overly trendy.

René is a real under-appreciated gem. It's sophisticated, intelligent, wholesome, serious, classic, delicate (but not at all effeminate), and has a great meaning also. René Descartes is a great, great connotation to have with his philosophical and intellectual brilliance. Thinking about it, René may actually be the "Anti-Jayden", as everything Jayden fails to be is found in René. I beg parents to use this wonderful name once more.

Rene is masculine, Renee is feminine. Pure and simple. Of course, in the US, sometimes we seem to forget the customs of other countries where the names we use originate, and end up using them incorrectly, completely oblivious that we are doing so. It's irritating that there are girls named Rene, because all you had to do was add one more e and it would be totally fine! My middle name is Renee and I'm so glad it's the feminine spelling. It's sad that there are boys and men named Rene who get teased because they have a 'girl' name. It's a unisex name (unlike some names they would probably consider unisex, like Madison or Avery) and you have to usnderatand that not everyone speaks English. We borrowed the name from the French language, and it can be either masculine or feminine, depending on the spelling. I wish more people knew that. Personally, I think the name sounds more feminine, and when you spell it Renee it's a really nice name :) but Rene for a guy is okay too.

I know a few girls named Rene (no boys). I like it as a middle name. :)

This name is okay, but it's not really my style. I can't stand when people use this name on girls. Leave this as a masculine name and use Renée (the proper feminine spelling) on girls instead.

I like this name; why don't I ever hear this for a guy? I hear Renee (sorry I don't know how to put the little accent on the 'e') for a girl, but I've yet to meet a guy with this name. I have a female cousin with this name.

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And as far as confusion goes; I can see where people would think it's a guy/girl name when spoken, but it's quite easy really when you stop and think about the spelling: Think about Fiance(male) Fiancee(female). Yeah I know how annoying that can be, though. I get ridiculed or threatened because my real name is a guy's (no offense to you guys), and there is no other way to spell my name and even if there was, when spoken people will automatically think "guy's name"!

In Germany, this is one of the French names that are generally associated with lower-class people, it's a bit trashy, so to say. Same with, e.g., the female names Michelle, Jacqueline.

I love this name--it gives me an impression of a wise, kind, and patient little boy (as I HATE this name on girls). I think it would mature very well.

I really love the flow of this name. I want this to be my son's middle name.

My dad's name is Rene' and there are not many people here [the Netherlands] called Rene'. It really fits him, but I don't really like the name itself.

Some people don't seem to be able to understand this name. My name is Renee (the feminine version of Rene) and people always told me that it's a boy's name. I always went out of my way to make them understand that Rene is a French name and that the extra e at the end makes it feminine. Still, at least I have something to talk about when it comes to my name. I would never want to have a boring name like John or Mike or something. There's no confusion possible and that's no fun.

Being called Rene has made me something different from my peers. It's made me stand out with an air of being unique and really drove home to me 'what's in a name?'. You don't choose it, you're given it! Some people find that hard to understand. That's their problem. "There is no excellent beauty without some strangeness to the proportion."

As the previous entry, I am a male with the name Rene'. Likewise, I always heard that it was a girl's name. I always corrected those people & informed them that as my name is spelled, it is the male version. Rene' 'originally' is a male name, able to be seen when researching the history of the name. As Rene' is French (my familial decent is such), my middle name is Michael (since French, the "proper" pronunciation is like the name Michelle). With that, I defiantely was told I had a girls name! In those instances, I would apologize to the commenter for not being familiar with the French culture. It always made them "put their foot in their mouth". I like my name. Where I currently live (South Dakota), finding a guy named Rene' simply doesn't happen. I enjoy the "uniqueness" and being able to show certain knowledge-lacking "mid-westerners", something they were previously ignorant to.

Rene is how my mom's name is spelled, and she hates that her mom didn't know how to spell it in the feminine form. If it had been me, I just would have changed the spelling myself.

G'day, I'm from Australia, and I am a guy with the name Rene'. But my name is spelt Reyne, which I think is cool, it's so different. All through school and sports I've been teased that it's a girls' name. I have never met a guy here before with the name Rene', and I'll never meet anyone with the same spelling. I feel privileged to have a one off name.