REMY  

Gender: M
Origin: French from Latin
Meaning: "oarsman"

The name of a fifth century saint that sounds particularly modern and is being revived for both boys and girls, sometimes as Remi. If you want to get really fancy, you can put an accent over the e and pronounce it ray-mee.

Remy is being discussed in our message boards:

• WDYT of Romney?
• Need help naming our daughter!
• Alternative to Audrey?
• what if you had 20 kids?
• Mom wants to name baby something unusual,any suggestions?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Remy:

• NAMES of the FUTURE
• SOAP OPERA NAMES
• UNDERRATED NAMES, PART DEUX
• MARDI GRAS NAMES: Baby Names from the Bayou
• BEYOND MOWGLI & MINNIE--ANIMATED DISNEY BABY NAMES