New Post
Search
Help[Facts] Re: Am i the only one?
in reply to a message by Reyne
The French spelling of this male name is Rene. Click on the linked name: Rene for its derivation.
According to Hanks & Hodges's A Dictionary of Surnames, Reyne is a French surname, pronounced "rain", which goes back to the medieval feminine given name Reine, meaning "queen".
So it seems that if your parents or someone further back got confused between Rene and Reyne. They are both French names, but they do not have the same pronunciation.
According to Hanks & Hodges's A Dictionary of Surnames, Reyne is a French surname, pronounced "rain", which goes back to the medieval feminine given name Reine, meaning "queen".
So it seems that if your parents or someone further back got confused between Rene and Reyne. They are both French names, but they do not have the same pronunciation.
1