Renata
reh-NAH-tah
Renata is a Latin-style name associated with being “reborn” or “renewed.”
Meaning
The excerpts connect Renata with the idea of being “re-born” and also note a folk etymology linking it to an old Danish phrase meaning “warrior of judgment.” The broader 19th-century naming tradition in the excerpts treats it as the feminine form of Renatus and as equivalent in sense to “Renewed.”
Origin
Latinfeminine
Fun fact
In the excerpted sources, Renata is listed with a name day on February 10th.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: Girls' Names and Name-Day and Birthday Book, Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature.