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Alright... I may be half-right when I say I liked this name a lot in my previous comment via @LionB3 on May/29/2020. While I do like this gender-neutral name, I think this spelling makes it a bit too simple... Still a great Japanese name though. It may get confused with the similar sounding name Wren.
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Ren blooms in still ponds
Lotus whispers quietude
Petals give off peace.
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Lotus whispers quietude
Petals give off peace.
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恋 does not simply mean “love,” but ROMANTIC love, as in, sexual or infatuation-type love. It does not refer to love in the general sense. Please do not name your child this thinking it means “love” as we use it ever-so-broadly in English! [noted -ed]
But yes it also means lotus (蓮) and other meanings, depending on the kanji. Another spelling alternative for English would be Wren, as in the bird.
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But yes it also means lotus (蓮) and other meanings, depending on the kanji. Another spelling alternative for English would be Wren, as in the bird.
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Most adorable Japanese name ever.
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This name is the cutest name ever. So feminine and also works great for a nickname.
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It's very pretty for a girl, yet handsome for a boy! I love this! Simple, cute and beautiful!
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It’s cute as a nickname, and legal name. I think it’s wonderful for a male or female.
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Ren is the first name of the protagonist from the popular movie 'Footloose', with his full name being Ren McCormack.
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Ren can also be used as a contraction of the boy's name REGINALD.
My mate Stimpy concurs.
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My mate Stimpy concurs.
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This is my middle name and I love it! I chose it myself, so duh.
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In The Tailor of Enbizaka novel, one of the main character's son's name is Ren. Kokutan-douji later used the name "Ren" while talking to the titular tailor.
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The protagonist of Persona 5, shares the same name, Ren Amamiya.
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Nuest Ren.
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Kaidou Ren (海棠 零) is a character from Shounen-Ai anime and (yaoi) manga 'Super Lovers'.
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Ren Ozawa (小澤 廉 Ozawa Ren) is an actor who's famous for his roles in Dansui! And Kamen Rider Gaim. He is mostly known as a stage actor.
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Ren is the youngest member of Kpop boy group Nuest.
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Renn Kiriyama is a Japanese stage and television actor from Yokohama. His debut role was as Bunta Marui in The Prince of Tennis musical Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service. Kiriyama is also known for his role in Shotaro Hidari, the male lead and half of the eponymous hero of the television series Kamen Rider W.
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Ren Nakata is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
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Ren Hayakawa is a Japanese female archer. She had South Korean citizenship and was an athlete in archery, where South Korea has dominated since the 1980s. After her immigration to Japan with family, she was naturalized as a Japanese citizen. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she won a bronze medal for Japan in the women's team event. She then went on to reach the last 16 of the individual event of the same Olympics, where she was eliminated by the eventual gold medalist Ki Bo-Bae.
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In the new show "Heroes Reborn," Ren is the name of the Japanese gamer who supports one of the main characters, Miko/ Katana Girl, who has the power to fight like a samurai and transport into a video game called Evernow. Ren is the number one gamer of Evernow, finds Miko, and travels across the world with her to help her battle the bad guys, in and out of the game.
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This name sounds feminine.
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I never expected the name Ren to mean this in Japanese! I adore the name Ren. It's simple yet elegant. This is one of my fave Japanese names. :)
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In Welsh the name Ren means Ruler. In English it can mean Raven and in Latin it means Born again: Rebirth.
There are many different meanings of Ren as well as different places people think the name originated from.
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There are many different meanings of Ren as well as different places people think the name originated from.
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Ren has been used as a short form of Reginald in Southern England.
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I'm a female Ren and my family/friends use it as a short form of my full name, Karen : ) I love it : )
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Ren means 'clean' in Norwegian.
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I call my friend Lauren, Ren. It's a cool nickname.
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Ren can also be used as a short form of Lawrence.
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Kind of ironic how Ren the Chihuahua in Ren and Stimpy is everything but loving.
But I think this is a nice name, not too short and simple to the point of boredom. And of course I love flowers or anything flowery.
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But I think this is a nice name, not too short and simple to the point of boredom. And of course I love flowers or anything flowery.
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Ren is the name of one of Ai's assistants in the anime, manga, and Japanese TV drama Hell Girl. He is so awesome. =D
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Can be a nickname for Renata.
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Very nice. It can also be a pet form of Karen.
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I know someone called Renn but (as you can see) she spells it with two 'N's.
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Another character pronounced "Ren" is a name meaning "link."
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Ren is also the name of two characters from the Kagetsu Toya and Melty Blood series by TYPE-MOON, Ren and White Ren.
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Ren Stevens was the name of the older sister on the classic popular Disney Channel Series, "Even Stevens." She was played by Christy Carleson Ramano.
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It's already been said, but the first person I think of when I hear the name "Ren" is Ren McCormick from the famous Broadway play and movie "Footloose."
(Exchange from Broadway Play, during song "On Any Sunday", between Ren and Rev. Moore)
"This morning we welcome to our parish two new souls, just arrived from Chicago! Ethel McCormick, and her son. Ron is it?"
(mumbled) "Ren."
"Hm? Speak up, let the Lord hear your voice!"
"Ren! Ren McCormick."
"Ren, interesting name. Is it short for something?"
(curtly) "No."
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(Exchange from Broadway Play, during song "On Any Sunday", between Ren and Rev. Moore)
"This morning we welcome to our parish two new souls, just arrived from Chicago! Ethel McCormick, and her son. Ron is it?"
(mumbled) "Ren."
"Hm? Speak up, let the Lord hear your voice!"
"Ren! Ren McCormick."
"Ren, interesting name. Is it short for something?"
(curtly) "No."
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The name Ren is also used by the main female character in the Japanese Manga DearS. It is an abbreviation of her true name, which is Ren Ren Ren Nagusaran Rensia Roroonren Nakora. In the DearS language, Ren means "zero" or "nothing". She is very beautiful and sweet, so I like it very much.
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It can also be used as a shortened version of Lauren.
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In the United States, I've seen this name used as a short form of the name Lauren.
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Ren is the Japanese name of Len from the anime Shaman King. This is because, in some cases, the letters R and L are interchangable in Japanese.
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This is the name of the pessimisstic Chiwawa in "The Ren and Stimpy Show" and "The Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon".
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Must be a more recent trend if it's way up there for boys because I never met any just plain "Ren"s in Japan of either gender. Though there was a Karen, which is pretty rare in Japanese.
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Ren is also used as a male short form of Warren.
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Hehe, this name doesn't suit the Ren from "Ren and Stimpy". It can also be short for Renee.
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In 2002 Ren ranked number 4 for BOYS in Japan. It is not uncommon there.
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Ren means "lotus" and not "water lily".
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In Confucianism, Ren is the summation of human virtues; it's the inner cultivation of conscience and character. The Analects is the earliest Chinese text that stresses the concept of Ren, which has been translated as “benevolence,” “humaneness,” or simply “goodness.”
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This was the name of Ren McCormack, Kevin Bacon's character in the movie Footloose. (Note: in this instance, "Ren" was a male name.)
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