[Cats Pajamas]

Etymology (origin of word) of the word Renegade
https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=renegade
renegade (n.)
1580’s, “apostate,” probably (with change of suffix) from Spanish renegade, originally “Christian turned Muslim,” from Muslim Latin renegatus, noun use of past participle of renegare “deny” (see renege). General sense of “turncoat”is from 1660’s. The form renegate, directly from Medieval Latin, is attested in English from late 14c. As an adjective from 1705.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/3452281/Renegade-and-Renaissance-Obama-to-replace-Trailblazer-and-Tempo-Bush-in-the-White-House.html

[little jeremiah]

Related? renege. To renege is to go back on your word or fail to keep a promise. Not quite lying, reneging is more a sin of omission — failing to do what you said you would. The Latin negāre means "to deny," so by reneging on your word, you are denying someone whatever you promised them. https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/renege

[TrueFact]

Renegade...originally “Christian turned Muslim,”

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That certainly provokes a few thoughts.

[Bigg Red]

Good dig.

Very interesting. I’m sure Hussein’s handlers chose the handle for him.