Renfry Forename

7,463,778th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Renfry Forename Definition:

A male name. Old German Raganfrid, compound of ragan ‘counsel’, ‘might’ and frithu ‘peace'. The name was introduced into England by the Normans and was not uncommon from the 12th to 16th C, appearing variously as Reimfred, Reynfrey, Remfrey, &c.

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Renfry Forename Distribution

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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921

Renfry Forename Meaning

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A male name. Old German Raganfrid, compound of ragan ‘counsel’, ‘might’ and frithu ‘peace'. The name was introduced into England by the Normans and was not uncommon from the 12th to 16th C, appearing variously as Reimfred, Reynfrey, Remfrey, &c. Renfry was still used in Cornwall in the 19th C.

Reimfred Curia Regis Rolls 1186, 1220. Reynfrey Hundred Rolls 1273. Reinfridus Testa de Neville, or Book of Fees, temp. Hen. III-Edw. I 13th C. Remfrey Major Church Registers of St. Columb Major 1542, 1551. Reynfred Lyford 1655.

— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
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