Renee Cox is a Jamaican-American artist, photographer, lecturer, political activist and curator. Her work is considered part of the feminist art movement in the United States. Her work has provoked conversations at the intersections of cultural work, activism, gender, and African Studies. As a specialist in film and digital portraiture, Cox uses light, form, digital technology, and her own signature style to capture the identities and beauty within her subjects and herself.
This is what I changed my name to because my parents gave me an ugly old lady name (they named me Eleanor which I just hated) and I'm so glad I did it.
― Anonymous User 11/5/2022
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It's alright, but without the accent, I feel a strong urge to pronounce it as ra-NEE.
This is my name, I loved being the only Renee I knew. I’ve only met one other so far! I do get it pronounced Ree-Knee or Ren-E all the time but it never bothered me.
Renee is my middle name and I go by my middle name. I have come to find out that many of my cousins -I have never met- have Renee as a middle name. I also teach, and in 20 years I have never taught anyone who went by Renee. I am sure it could have been middle names- I have only worked or met three others named Renee and the spelling was different. Rene, Renea, and Renee with an accent on the first E and one on the second E. My accent mark is on the second E. I think my mom made an error, but my accent mark stands on the second E on my birth certificate.
― Anonymous User 6/23/2020
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I absolutely love this name. I love it as a middle name. Nicole Renee is my favorite.
This is the name of my friend. It is so pretty and pretty uncommon, though I am hearing it more often! I love the way it sounds and its meaning as well.
In 2018, 46 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Renee who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 311th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
― Anonymous User 10/17/2018
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It is a common practice in my family to have a mother and a daughter share a middle name or a middle name that is close enough to the mother's middle name to be counted as similar.Since my mother's name is Rene, I was given Renee -- I absolutely adore my middle name.My family often joke about the name pair because of the fact that it means "reborn" and/or "born again" and, well, my mother and I can't exactly blame them since I do tend to act like my mother's Mini Me from time-to-time.
Renee happens to be my older sister's name. She never cared for it but I on the other hand never minded it. It's a very decent, practical and tolerable name in my opinion.
― Anonymous User 2/23/2017
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The name Renee was given to 239 girls born in the US in 2015.
While I completely agree with the derivation of the name Rene/Renee from the Latin Renatus, meaning rebirth or renaissance, I feel a second meaning stems from the French Reinne or Spanish reina, meaning Queen.
Renee O'Connor (b. 1971) is an American actress born in Katy, Texas. She is widely known for her role as Gabrielle on the television series Xena: Warrior Princess.
This is my bff's middle name, and I love it! She told me how to pronounce it and wasn't angry at all that I didn't know. But now, I just love to say it! Renee! This will be my daughter's middle or even first name. I shall tell her that she was named after aunt sarah!
Pretty and feminine and strong! I don't hate it. My cousin has this as her middle name and named her daughter Renee. It's nice! And not too common. And has that French appeal.
― Anonymous User 2/8/2015
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It took me a while to like my name.. Rene'e but after my mom told me the reason. I was named after my grandfather Rene'. I think Rene'e will be great for both male and female. Of course it goes with my heritage: French.. :)
Renee of France (1510-1574), youngest daughter of King Louis XII of France and his wife Anne of Brittany. She later married Ercole II d'Este and had 5 children with him.
It's a beautiful name that has never been overused, at least not in the USA (not sure about France). But trust me, it's not always an easy name to live with. People spell it wrong on a daily basis. A lot of people don't even know how to pronounce it when they see it written out. But the worst thing is RENE... That is for the male spelling. Hate to burst bubbles but it's true.Various misspellings I have encountered: Reene, which shouldn't be pronounced like Renee Rena, Renea, Renae, Rennee, Renne, Rene, Reena, Reenae. They are all wrong. Most of those are different names all together!
"Walk Away Renee" was a smash hit of 1966 by Left Banke. The song was written by the band keyboard player about Renee Fladen-Kamm, also a singer.My parents went to a Left Banke concert in the 60's, and I ended up with the middle name Renee.