Renate

Renate is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Latin name Renatus.

It is common in German, Dutch and Norwegian.

Notable people with the given name include:


 * Renate Blauel, music engineer, married to Elton John
 * Renate Dorrestein (1954–2018), Dutch writer, journalist and feminist
 * Renate Gebhard (born 1977), Italian jurist and politician
 * Renate Götschl (born 1975), Austrian alpine skier
 * Renate Groenewold (born 1976), Dutch speed skater
 * Renate Holub (born 1946), political philosopher and social theorist
 * Renate Klein (born 1945), Australian writer, publisher and feminist health activist
 * Renate Künast (born 1955), German Minister of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture, 2001–2005
 * Renāte Lāce (1943–1967), Latvian track and field athlete
 * Renate Loll (born 1962), Dutch physicist
 * Renate Müller (1906–1937), German actress
 * Renate Prince, German-New Zealand architect
 * Renate Reinsve, (born 1987), Norwegian actress
 * Renate Schmidt (born 1943), German Social Democratic politician
 * Renate Sommer (born 1958), German politician and Member of the European Parliament
 * Renate Stecher (born 1950), German athlete and Olympic champion
 * Renate Tobies (born 1947), German historian of mathematics
 * Renate von Natzmer (1898–1935), German noble lady convicted of spying and treason
 * Silvia Renate Bernadotte (born 1943), Queen consort of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
 * Renate Aschauer-Knaup (born 1948), German singer (Amon Düül II)