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I have been trying to determine the legitimacy of a comment made on another forum I have posted on regarding the use of Ren as a middle name. The poster stated that he was studied in Japanese culture. He advised me that it was common practice to combine -ren with other words to create names. He included a few examples/recommendations of combinations, like Maren and Karen, and did provide a definition for each addition. However, he was not clear whether the combination name meant BOTH lotus and whatever definition, or if the combination name became in its entirety the definition he provided. Furthermore, I have been unable to verify that the examples he provided are in fact used as names or even have the meaning he attached to them. Can someone tell me whether there is any truth to the statements the poster made about combo names and whether combining Ren with another word changes the lotus definition? If someone could even just point me in the direction of resources where I could sort this out myself I would appreciate it!