Remi

See also: remi, remí, and Rémi

English

Etymology 1

From Latin Rēmī.

Noun

Remi pl (plural only)

1. (historical) A Belgic tribe dwelling in the Aisne, Vesle and Suippe river valleys during the Iron Age and the Roman period.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Remi

1. Alternative form of Rem (“Egyptian fish god”).

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Remi

1. A unisex given name, variant of Remy.

Anagrams

• IMer, Meir, Meri, Mire, emir, meri, mire, reim, riem, rime

French

Alternative forms

• Rémi
• Rémy
• Remy

Etymology

A sixth-century French saint, Latin Rēmigius, from rēmex (“oarsman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.mi/, /ʁe.mi/

Proper noun

Remi m

1. a male given name

Anagrams

• émir, mire, miré, rime, rimé

Latin

Etymology 1

A Gaulish name meaning "chieftains, first ones", from Proto-Celtic *ɸreimos.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈreː.miː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈrɛː.mi]

Proper noun

Rēmī m pl (genitive Rēmōrum); second declension

1. (ancient history) A tribe of Gallia Belgica whose chief town was Durocortorum

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Rēmī
genitive	Rēmōrum
dative	Rēmīs
accusative	Rēmōs
ablative	Rēmīs
vocative	Rēmī

Descendants

• French: Reims

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈrɛ.miː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈrɛː.mi]

Proper noun

Remī m

1. inflection of Remus:
   1. genitive masculine singular
   2. nominative/vocative masculine plural

References

• “Remi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Remi”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Remi”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• ABC-CLIO (2006): Celtic Culture: A-Celti

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• Remy

Etymology

Borrowed from French Rémi, a French short form of Latin Remigius. The Latin name is traditionally derived from rēmex (“oarsman”), genitive rēmigis. Also used as a short form of Jeremias.

Cognate with Danish Remi, Swedish Remi and Finnish Remi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreː.mi/, [ˈɾeː.mi]
• Rhymes: -eːmi
• Hyphenation: Re‧mi

Proper noun

Remi

1. a male given name from French [in turn from Latin], equivalent to French Rémi
2. a female given name from French [in turn from Latin] (rare)
3. a surname transferred from the given name, from the given name

Usage notes

• The Norwegian name day for Remi is 1 October, shared with Rebekka. The date commemorates Saint Remigius of Reims.
• The given name is predominantly masculine in Norway, with rare use as a female given name.

Statistics

• As of 1 January 2026, 1,472 men registered in Norway had Remi as their first given name, including 722 who had it as their sole given name.
• As of the same date, 4 women registered in Norway had Remi as their sole given name.
• As of the same date, 7 people registered in Norway had Remi as their surname.

Anagrams

• emir, reim, rime