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Presumably, you mean the accent above the "e" ( René) - several languages use them; essentially they are guides to pronunciation - René comes from the French (meaning reborn) and it indicates that the accented "e" is to be pronounced distinctly and and with an "a" sound - so René is pronounced ren-a.

In Greek, an accent above a vowel indicates that letter is given emphasis.

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