Remi
Meaning of Remi
Remi, pronounced RAY-mee, began life as the French diminutive of Rémy and ultimately traces back to the Latin Remigius, “oarsman”—a quietly industrious meaning that suggests a talent for slipping through life’s currents as smoothly as a gondola across the Zayandeh-Rūd. Though historically unisex, contemporary American data show the name rowing decisively into feminine waters: after idling in the 800s through the early 1990s, it has surged to the mid-100s, anchoring at rank 125 in 2023 and flirting with 118 twice in the past few years. Culturally, Remi balances Old-World charm with modern brevity; it sidesteps the formality of longer Latinate names while still nodding to French elegance—much like pairing saffron with a minimalist macaron. Subtle pop-culture sightings, from jazz trumpeter Remi Kabaka to singer Remi Wolf, keep it contemporary without oversaturation. In short, Remi offers parents a two-syllable vessel that is compact, internationally recognizable, and—if trends hold—likely to keep sailing forward.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as RAY-mee (/ˈreɪmi/)
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Notable People Named Remi
| Remi Matsuo is a Japanese musician and artist, the husky voiced vocalist and rhythm guitarist who formed Glim Spanky in high school, debuted in 2014, and writes and collaborates with other artists. |
| Remi Wolf is an American singer songwriter from Palo Alto who appeared on American Idol in 2014 and went on to release a self released debut EP in 2019, a major label EP in 2020, her debut album Juno in 2021, and Big Ideas in 2024. |
| Remi was an Australian hip hop duo that began as a trio, won the Australian Music Prize for Raw x Infinity, earned an ARIA Award nomination for Divas and Demons, and split after its final album Fried. |
| Remi Barclay Messenger was a founding member of influential New York theater companies, worked for decades as an actor, director, teacher, and workshop leader, and later became a civil celebrant and trainer before retiring in 2016. |
| Remi Nicole is a British singer songwriter and actress from North London, now based in Los Angeles, known for the 2007 single Go Mr Sunshine and the albums My Conscience and I and Cupid Shoot Me, and credited as Remi Wilson in acting roles. |
| Remi Vaughan-Richards is a Nigerian filmmaker. |
| Rémi Brague - Remi Brague is a French historian of medieval Islamic, Jewish, and Christian philosophy, and an emeritus professor at the Sorbonne and LMU Munich. |
| Rémi Gaulin was a Roman Catholic cleric who served under Joseph Octave Plessis, ministered in Upper Canada and Nova Scotia, and in 1840 succeeded Alexander MacDonell as bishop of Kingston. |
| Rémi Geniet - Remi Geniet is a French pianist. |
| Rémi Maréval - Remi Mareval is a former professional football defender from Martinique. |
| Rémi Coulom - Remi Coulom is a French computer scientist, former assistant professor at Lille 3 University, and creator of the Crazy Stone Go program. |
| Rémi Pauriol - Remi Pauriol is a French former professional road cyclist who raced from 2006 to 2013. |
| Rémi Raymond - Remi Raymond was a Quebec businessman, farmer, and politician who represented Saint Hyacinthe in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1863 to 1866. |
| Rémi Bonnet - Swiss mountain athlete Remi Bonnet is a champion ski mountaineer and trail runner who won the 2015 Vertical Kilometer Skyrunner World Series and 2022 Golden Trail Series, captured Zegama 2018 and Marathon du Mont Blanc 2023, set a 2023 Pikes Peak Ascent course record, and holds the highest ITRA score of 970. |
| Rémi Lamerat - Remi Lamerat is a French former rugby union centre who played for Stade Toulousain, Castres, Clermont Auvergne, and Union Bordeaux Begles. |
