Reno (given name)

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Reno is a given name, usually but not always masculine, of Spanish origin. It derives from the name Moreno.[1]

Notable people and characters with the name include:

Given name[edit]

  • Reno Andreini (1875/1880 – after 1924), Italian operatic tenor
  • Reno Bertoia (1935–2011), Canadian-American Major League Baseball player
  • Reno Browne (1921–1991), American actress sometimes billed as Reno Blair
  • Reno Collier, American stand-up comedian and television host
  • Reno L. Harnish (born 1949), Director of the Center for Environment and National Security and former American diplomat
  • Reno Mahe (born 1980), American National Football League player
  • Reno Olsen (born 1947), Danish cyclist, 1968 Olympic track team pursuit champion
  • Reno Thomas (1922–2009), American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
  • Reno W. Trego (1877–1961), American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
  • Reno Wilmots (born 1997), Belgian footballer

Stage name[edit]

  • Reno Wilson (born 1969), American actor, comedian and voice actor
  • Reno Riggins (born 1967) ring name of American professional wrestler Neal Hargrove

Fictional characters[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Turner, Barbara Kay (1991). Baby Names for the Nineties (new ed.). Berkley Books. p. 114. ISBN 9780425129388.