Renata

#43 in New Mexico

Meaning of Renata

Renata is a Roman blossom carried eastward on a salt breeze, her Latin root renatus—“born again”—suggesting a quiet phoenix in civilian clothes, and as she drifts into Italian piazzas, Czech concert halls, and English-speaking nurseries, she retains that shimmer of renewal a Kyoto gardener calls shin—new sprout—balanced by the graceful austerity of sabi; one hears her syllables like the faint clack of a bamboo water hammer resetting itself, a reminder that beginnings repeat without apology. In art and rumor alike she is the patron spirit of fresh chapters: the first page of a diary, the inaugural sip of matcha, the crisp click when a fountain pen meets rice paper under June rain. Even the U.S. charts, which usually treat names like stock prices, have watched Renata’s line rise and dip with the patient rhythm of a koi circling a jade pond—never flashy, yet never absent long enough to be forgotten. She is, in short, a cool blue flame: serene, regenerative, and—should one require a dry practical note—unlikely to have three classmates answering to the same call.

Pronunciation

Italian

  • Pronunced as reh-NAH-tah (/reˈna.ta/)

English

  • Pronunced as rih-NAH-tuh (/rɪˈnɑːtə/)

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Notable People Named Renata

Renata Tebaldi was a celebrated Italian soprano renowned for her angelic voice and prominence in post-war opera.
Renata Scotto was a celebrated Italian soprano, opera director, and voice teacher known for her style, musicality, and acting skills.
Renata Adler is an award-winning American author, journalist, and film critic known for her long career at The New Yorker.
Renata Muratovna Litvinova is a Russian actress, film director, and screenwriter.
Renata of Lorraine, a noblewoman from the House of Lorraine, became Duchess of Bavaria by marrying Duke William V.
Renata Costa is a Brazilian football coach and former player who represented Brazil in three FIFA Women's World Cups and three Olympic tournaments, most recently serving as an assistant coach with Iranduba.
Renata Sorrah is a Brazilian actress famed for her role as Nazaré Tedesco in the telenovela Senhora do Destino.
Renata Burgos - Renata de Oliveira Burgos is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer who broke the South American record in the women's 4×100m freestyle relay at the 2004 Olympics.
Renata Jungo Brüngger - Renata Maria-Anna Jungo Brüngger is a Swiss lawyer and the second woman to serve on Daimler AG's Board of Management.
Renata Chlumska is a Czech-born adventurer and mountain climber who holds Swedish and Czech citizenship.
Renata Kuerten is a Brazilian model and television presenter.
Renata Wentzcovitch - Renata Maria Mattosinho Wentzcovitch is a physicist at Columbia University who researches materials simulation for planet formation under extreme conditions.
Renata Mauro was an Italian singer, actress, and television presenter for RAI.
Renata Vlachová was a Czechoslovak orienteering competitor who won bronze medals in relay events at the 1972 and 1974 World Championships.
Renata Carraretto was an Italian alpine skier who competed in three events at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
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