Given name & surname
Régis
“of the king”
Régis is a masculine given name from Latin, meaning “of the king.” It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Provençal.
Régis’s family of names
In French usage, Régis has a conventional equivalent in the Occitan form Règis. In French usage, Régis has a conventional equivalent in the Arabic form راجيس. In French usage, Régis has a conventional equivalent in the Arabic form رجيس.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Régis
- Régis Debrayintellectual, journalist, official, professorborn 1940
- Régis PitbullBrazilian association football playerborn 1976
- Régis WargnierFrench film directorborn 1948
- RégisBrazilian association football playerborn 1989
- Abd al MalikFrench rapperborn 1975
- Régis Le BrisFrench association football player and managerborn 1975
- Régis OvionFrench cyclistborn 1949
- Régis LaconiFrench motorcycle racerborn 1975
- Régis GenauxBelgian football player/manager (1973-2008)
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