# Rennes

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɹɛn/ · frequency rank #51,356

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Ille-et-Vilaine department, France; the capital city of the region of Brittany.

## Etymology
From French Rennes, from Old French Resnes, Rednes, from Latin Rēdonēs. Doublet of Redones.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rennes