Descartes yana nufin sunan mahaifin Bafaranshe masanin falsafa kuma masanicin lissafi René Descartes (1596-1650), wanda ake ɗauka a matsayin wanda ya kafa falsafar Yammacin zamani. Sunan Descartes kansa ba shi da takamaiman ma'ana a cikin ƙamus ban da kasancewar suna daidai.
