Given name & surname · also Latin

Renart

“strong in counsel”

Renart is a masculine given name from Medieval Latin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in French.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Renart goes back to Latin Renartus, meaning “strong in counsel.”

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Where it comes from

Renart comes from Medieval Latin, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

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How it developed

From Medieval Latin Renartus, from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharduz.

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Renart’s family of names

In French usage, Renart shares a linguistic root with the German form Reinhard. In French usage, Renart has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form Renardo. In French usage, Renart has a conventional equivalent in the English form Reynard.

Walk Renart’s family in the name graph

RenartRennartRenardoReynardReinhardMickel rävMikko Repolainen

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Renart has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.

GermanProto-Germanic

6 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 6

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Renart, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Germanic

Reinaert

Reinaert is a masculine given name from Old Dutch, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Middle Dutch.

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>99% boys

Germanic

Ruodhart

“fame” · “hard”

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>99% boys

Germanic

Reginpert

“counsel, authority”

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>99% boys

Germanic

Renartus

Renartus is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Latin.

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>99% boys

Germanic

Recht

“worker”

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Germanic

Reginbot

“assembly, council” · “command, order”

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>99% boys

Germanic

Renko

Renko is a surname from Germanic. It is used in Finnish.

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Germanic

Hroþberht

“glory, triumph, honour” · “bright”

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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