Rennes

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/ɹɛn/

proper noun

The capital city of Ille-et-Vilaine department, France; the capital city of the region of Brittany.

OriginFrench Rennes ← Old French Resnes ← Latin Rēdonēs →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Ille-et-Vilaine department, France; the capital city of the region of Brittany.

Origin

  1. LatinRēdonēs
  2. Old FrenchResnes
  3. FrenchRennes
  4. EnglishRennes

From French Rennes, from Old French Resnes, Rednes, from Latin Rēdonēs. Doublet of Redones.

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Translations

Bulgarian Рен
  • Рен (Ren)city
Chinese Mandarin 雷恩
  • 雷恩 (Léi'ēn)city
French Rennes
  • Rennescity
Russian Рен
  • Рен (Rɛn)city

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Rennes

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Sounds the same

wren

Anagrams

SennerRenens
Cite this entry
APA

Rennes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rennes

MLA

“Rennes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rennes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rennes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rennes.

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