How Do You Pronounce “The Remontant”? The Meaning Behind Our Name
How Do You Pronounce “The Remontant”?
If you’ve ever visited our shop, taken a candle class, or discovered us online, you may have wondered:
How do you pronounce “The Remontant”?
You’re not alone.
In fact, it’s one of the most common questions we hear. Many people hesitate when they first see the name, and about half the time it gets pronounced as “remnant.”
While we love the creativity people bring to it, the word is actually pronounced:
re • mon • tant
Once people hear it, it usually clicks — but the meaning behind the word is even more important than how it's pronounced.
What Does “Remontant” Mean?
The word remontant comes from the French root word remont, which means to rise again or to come back up.
In horticulture, the word remontant is used to describe plants — often roses — that bloom more than once in a single season.
Instead of flowering once and fading, a remontant plant blooms again and again throughout the growing season.
For us, that meaning felt deeply symbolic.
Why We Chose the Name
The Remontant was born from the idea of reblooming.
Life rarely follows a straight path. Sometimes growth comes in cycles, and sometimes we find ourselves blooming again after difficult seasons.
The word remontant captures that perfectly:
a flower that blooms more than once in a single season.
But to us, it also means something more.
Blooming isn't just about the joyful, flourishing, beautiful seasons of life.
It's also about blooming through:
• the hard seasons
• the dark seasons
• the maddening seasons
• the uncertain seasons
The Remontant is about the belief that even in those moments, growth is still possible.
That beauty can still emerge.
That you can bloom where you are planted, regardless of the season.
A Fragrance House Built on Resilience
The Remontant began during a time when creativity became a way to bring light into difficult moments.
What started as a small creative outlet eventually grew into a fragrance house dedicated to creating warmth, atmosphere, and connection through scent.
Today, The Remontant is a fragrance studio located in Downtown Kirkland, Washington, where we create:
• luxury wood wick candles
• fragrance gifts
• immersive candle making classes
Each scent is crafted to evoke memory, emotion, and atmosphere.
Because fragrance — like flowers — has the power to transform spaces and moments.
Visit The Remontant
If you're ever in Kirkland, we invite you to experience our fragrances in person.
You can explore our wood wick candle collection or join one of our candle making classes in Kirkland to create your own custom scent.