Reno (given name)

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

• 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

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

Fictional characters

• Reno Raines, in the TV series Renegade , played by Lorenzo Lamas
• Reno Miller, main character of the film The Driller Killer
• Reno Sweeney, from Anything Goes
• Reno, an antagonist featured in the video game "Final Fantasy VII"

References

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