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Renan

American  
[ri-nan, ruh-nahn] / rɪˈnæn, rəˈnɑ̃ /

noun

  1. Ernest 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.


Renan British  
/ ranɑ̃ /

noun

  1. ( Joseph ) Ernest (ernest). 1823–92, French philosopher, theologian, and historian; best known for his Life of Jesus (1863), which discounted the supernatural aspects of the Gospels

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However, Renan Monteiro, 42, founder of the tourism company Na Favela Turismo, told AFP that the drone footage was the fruit of efforts to show tourists "the positive side of the favela."

From Barron's

The only other characters identified in the program are Tybalt and Mercutio—Renan Cerdeiro and Shu Kinouchi, respectively, at my first performance; Addison Ector and Kyle Halford at my second.

From The Wall Street Journal

Renan Vieira, doctoral student at the U, is the first author.

From Science Daily

An emotional Francis Ngannou marked his return to mixed martial arts with a first-round stoppage of Renan Ferreira at the PFL Super Fights event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

From BBC

Dodgers fan Renan Zuniga was caught on national TV pulling a switcheroo with a home run ball hit by the Padres’ Manny Machado.

From Los Angeles Times