[Middle English renoun, from Anglo-Norman, from renomer, to make famous, re-, repeatedly (from Latin; see re–), + nomer, to name (from Latin nōmināre) (from nōmen, nōmin-, name; see nō̆-men-).]
noun
The quality of being widely honored and acclaimed; fame.
Obsolete Report; rumor.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition