|
||||
[ 2 syll. re-gis, reg-is ] The boy name Regis is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is RIYJHIHS †. Regis is largely used in the English and French languages, and it is derived from Latin origins. The name is of the meaning regal. Regis is a rare baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1917, 0.010% of baby boys were given the name Regis. Its ranking then was #601. The baby name has since suffered a steep fall in popularity, and is now of sporadic use. Out of all boy names in its group, Regis was nonetheless the most regularly used in 2008. In the past century Regis has predominantly been a boy name. Baby names that sound like Regis include Raghu (Indian), Raja (Indian), Rajko (Slavic and Slovenian), Rakesh (Indian), Rayko (Slavic), Razi (English and Hebrew), Raziq (Arabic), Reggie (English), Reggy (Dutch and English), Reku (Finnish), Reyes (Spanish), Rezso (Hungarian), Ricco (Italian), Richey, Richi (German and Spanish), Richie (English), Richy (English), Rickey (English), Ricki (English), and Rickie (English). A famous person named Regis is TV Personality, Regis Philbin, born 25 August 1931, New York, New York.
† Pronunciation for Regis: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
