Renatus is a first name of Latin origin which means "born again" (natus = born). In countries of Italian, Portuguese an Spanish languages it exists in a masculine and feminine form i.e., Renato and Renata. In the French language they have been translated to René and Renée. The feminine form Renate is also common in Dutch and German language-speaking countries. Renata is a common female name in Poland, Czech Republic, Croatia and Slovakia. In some Spanish speaking countries, the name has taken on a different and interesting meaning. As a contraction for Rey (king) and Nato (birth), it has come to mean "born a king."