# 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, Welsh-born, UK-based 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 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 Sato (racing driver) (佐藤 蓮, born 2001), Japanese racing driver
* Raw Egg Nationalist, British far-right influencer

## Religion

* Ren, "name, identity", a part of the Ancient Egyptian concept of the soul or spirit
* Ren (philosophy), 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, a character in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Ryuki
* 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
* Renn Kousaka, 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 Senjyu, a character from Ultraman Nexus
* 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
* Ren Hiyama, a character in the game and anime series Little Battlers Experience
* Ren Hazuki, a character in the anime series Love Live! Superstar!!
* Ren Nanahoshi, a character in the media franchise From Argonavis

### 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.