Strong counsel or brave advisor
Derived from the Germanic elements 'ragin' (counsel) and 'hard' (brave or hardy). In French folklore, the name became synonymous with the fox due to the popular medieval tales of Reynard the Fox.
Less common today
Renard isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,550 in 1990.
The trickster protagonist of medieval European anthropomorphic fables · Roman de Renart
American actor and model
American businessman and civic leader
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
