Ren

Ren or REN may refer to:

Abbreviations

Orenburg Tsentralny Airport, IATA code REN, civil airport in Russia
Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN), Portuguese company
Renanthera, abbreviated as Ren, orchid genus
Ringer equivalence number (REN), a number which denotes the loading effect of a telephone ringer on a telephone line

Geography

Ren County, in Hebei, China
Ren, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran
Ren (building), a high-rise residential building in Seattle, Washington, United States

Science, technology and medicine

REN (gene)
Ren, in anatomy, a kidney
Ren (command), a shell command in computing

People

A diminutive of the given name Renée
Ren (surname) (任), Chinese surname
MC Ren, rapper from the group NWA
Ren (singer), member of South Korean boy band NU'EST
Ren Gill, UK singer-songwriter, rapper, poet, producer and multi-instrumentalist.
Renforshort, Canadian singer formerly known as Ren
Ren Yano (矢野仁), Japanese traditional calligrapher
Shōji Ren (庄司廉, 1887-1960), Japanese businessman
Ren Osugi (大杉漣, 1951–2018), Japanese actor
Ren Sato (politician) (佐藤錬, born 1951), Japanese politician
Ren Sengoku (仙石廉, born 1990), Japanese football player
Ren Ozawa (小澤廉, born 1991), Japanese actor
Ren Kazahari (風張蓮, born 1993), Japanese baseball pitcher
Ren Wada (和田恋, born 1995), Japanese baseball player
Ren Ikeda (池田廉, born 1997), Japanese footballer
Ren Kawashiri (川尻蓮, born 1997), Japanese singer and member of JO1
Ren Yamamoto (footballer, born 1997) (山本蓮}, born 1997), Japanese footballer
Ren Meguro (目黒蓮, born 1997), Japanese singer, actor, and member of Snow Man
Ren Narita (成田蓮, born 1997), Japanese wrestler
Ren Hiramoto (平本蓮, born 1998), Japanese mixed martial artist
Ren Omagari (大曲錬, born 1998), Japanese baseball player
Ren Yamakawa (山川廉}, born 1998), Japanese footballer
Ren Yamamoto (footballer, born 1999) (山本廉}, born 1999),Japanese footballer
Ren Nagase (永瀬廉, born 1999), Japanese singer, actor, and member of King & Prince
Ren Kato (加藤蓮, born 1999), Japanese footballer
Ren Fujimura (藤村怜, born 1999), Japanese football player
Ren Ishihara (石原怜, born 2001), Japanese footballer
Ren Sato (racing driver) (佐藤蓮, born 2001), Japanese racing driver

Religion

Ren, "name, identity", an Ancient Egyptian concept of the soul or spirit
Ren (Confucianism), Confucian concept

Fictional characters

Single name

Ren, the titular heroine from the fantasy webseries Ren: The Girl with the Mark from Mythica Entertainment and Kate Madison
Ren (Tsukihime), a character from the game Kagetsu Tohya and Melty Blood: Re-ACT
Ren, son of Primus, protagonist of the animated series The Pirates of Dark Water
Ren (Star Wars) (not to be confused with Kylo Ren), a character in the Star Wars franchise

First name

Ren Akiyama of Kamen Rider
Ren Amamiya, the name used for Joker, the main protagonist, in the anime adaptation of Persona 5
Ren Ashbell, an alias used by the protagonist of Bladedance of Elementalers, Kamito Kazehaya
Ren Gottlieb, a character from the Australian soap Neighbours
Ren Höek, a fictional chihuahua from the Nickelodeon animated series The Ren & Stimpy Show
Ren Honjo, a character from the manga, anime, and film NANA
Ren Mihashi, main character from the manga, anime and game from Big Windup!
Ren Jinguuji, a character from the anime, game and manga from Uta no Prince-sama
Ren Karas, a character from the anime and manga Element Hunters
Ren Krawler, the Darkus protagonist from the animated series Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders
Ren, a character from the game and anime "DRAMAtical Murder"
Ren, a character from the video game Oxenfree
Ren Kosaka, main character from the 2008 Japanese tokusatsu television series, Go-ongers
Ren Maka, a character from the anime Chibi Vampire
Ren McCormack, the main character from the film Footloose
Ren Ren Ren Nagusaran Renshia Rurunnren Nakora, heroine of DearS
Ren Sohma, the mother of Akito Sohma in the manga Fruits Basket
Ren Stevens, a character from Even Stevens
Ren Tsuruga, character in the manga Skip Beat
Tao Len, sometimes romanized as Tao Ren, a character in Shaman King
Ren Suzugamori, a character in the anime series Cardfight!! Vanguard

Last name

Wuying Ren, a character from Shenmue II
Kylo Ren, a character from the Star Wars sequel trilogy
Hakuryuu Ren, Fourth Imperial Prince of Kou in the anime Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic and Magi: The Kingdom of Magic
Lie Ren, a character from the American animated series RWBY

Other uses

Ren (fictional weapon), an alternate term for lightsaber in the Star Wars franchise
REN TV, a Russian free-to-air television network
Ren - meaning to connect or link in Japanese culture - see also renga / renku
Ren - the name given to the Chinese sports car Techrules Ren.