Ren or REN may refer to:

Abbreviations

* Orenburg Tsentralny Airport, IATA code REN, civil airport in Russia * Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN), Portuguese company *

Renanthera ''Renanthera'', abbreviated as Ren in horticultural trade, is a genus of large scrambling monopodial epiphytic and terrestrial species of orchid found in China, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Melanesia.Rice, R. (2008). Renanthera ...

, abbreviated as Ren, orchid genus *

Ringer equivalence number The ringer equivalence number (REN) is a telecommunications measure that represents the electrical loading effect of a telephone ringer on a telephone line. In the United States, ringer equivalence was first defined by U.S. Code of Federal Regulat ...

(REN), a number which denotes the loading effect of a telephone ringer on a telephone line

Geography

Ren County Renze District () formerly, Renxian (), is a district in the southwest of Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai Xingtai (), formerly known as Xingzhou and Shunde, is a prefecture-level ...

, in Hebei, China *

Ren, Iran Ren ( fa, رن) is a village in Marz Rural District, Chah Dadkhoda District, Qaleh Ganj County, Kerman Province, Iran. In the 2006 census, it had a population of 96 people living in 16 households. References

Populated places in Qaleh G ...

, a village in Kerman Province, Iran *

Ren (building) Ren, stylized as REN and also known as Denny Centre, is a residential high-rise building in the Denny Triangle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. The 42-story tower has 440 apartments and is located on a triangular lot at the i ...

, a high-rise residential building in Seattle, Washington, United States

Science, technology and medicine

REN (gene) Renin (etymology and pronunciation), also known as an angiotensinogenase, is an aspartic protease protein and enzyme secreted by the kidneys that participates in the body's renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS)—also known as the r ...

* Ren, in anatomy, a

kidney The kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped organs found in vertebrates. They are located on the left and right in the retroperitoneal space, and in adult humans are about in length. They receive blood from the paired renal arteries; blood ...

* Ren (command), a shell command in computing

People

* A diminutive of the given name

Renée Renée (without the accent in non-French speaking countries) is a French/Latin feminine given name. Renée is the female form of René, with the extra –e making it feminine according to French grammar. The name Renée is the French form of t ...

Ren (surname) Rén is the Mandarin pinyin romanisation of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanised as Jen in Wade–Giles, and Yam or Yum in Cantonese. It is listed 58th in the Song dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. As ...

(任), Chinese surname *

MC Ren Lorenzo Jerald Patterson (born June 16, 1969), better known by his stage name MC Ren, is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Compton, California. He is the founder and owner of the record label Villain Entertainment. MC Ren ...

, rapper from the group NWA *

Ren (singer) Choi Min-gi (born November 3, 1995), known professionally as Ren, is a South Korean singer, actor and television personality. He began his professional career in 2012 as a vocalist of the South Korean boy group NU'EST. Following his contract's ...

, member of South Korean boy band NU'EST *

Renforshort Lauren Isenberg (born May 7, 2002), known professionally as Renforshort (stylized as renforshort) is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Toronto. Debuting independently in 2019 with the singles "Waves" and "Mind Games", Isenberg released her d ...

, Canadian singer formerly known as Ren * , Japanese traditional calligrapher * , Japanese businessman * , Japanese actor * , Japanese politician * , Japanese football player * , Japanese actor * , Japanese baseball pitcher * , Japanese baseball player * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese singer and member of

JO1 is a Japanese boy band formed through the reality competition show ''Produce 101 Japan (season 1), Produce 101 Japan''. The group is composed of eleven members: Issei Mamehara, Ren Kawashiri, Takumi Kawanishi, Shosei Ohira, Shion Tsurubo, Ruki S ...

* }, Japanese footballer * , Japanese singer, actor, and member of

Snow Man Snow Man is a Japanese idol boy band formed by Johnny & Associates in 2012. The group was previously a sub-unit of Johnny & Associates' pre-debut trainee group, Johnny's Jr. The group's activities focused on acrobats and stage play. Along with ...

* , Japanese wrestler * , Japanese mixed martial artist * , Japanese baseball player * }, Japanese footballer * },Japanese footballer * , Japanese singer, actor, and member of King & Prince * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese football player * , Japanese footballer * , Japanese racing driver

Religion

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 ( ...

, "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 Kate Madison is a British independent filmmaker, director, producer and actor. She portrayed the character Elgarain in her film, ''Born of Hope''. Background Kate Madison was born in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England but now lives in Cambridge ...

'' *

Ren (Tsukihime) is a Japanese adult visual novel created by the dōjin circle Type-Moon, who first released it at the Winter Comiket in December 2000. In 2003, it was adapted into both an anime television series, ''Lunar Legend Tsukihime'', animated b ...

, 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 ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...

'' franchise

First name

* Ren Akiyama of Kamen Rider * Ren Amamiya, an anime name of Joker, the protagonist of ''Persona 5'' * Ren Ashbell, an alias used by the protagonist of ''Bladedance of Elementalers'', Kamito Kazehaya *

Ren Gottlieb ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera created by Reg Watson. It was first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. ''Neighbours'' began with twelve main characters which made up three households: the Ramsay family, Ramsa ...

, a character from the Australian soap ''Neighbours'' *

Ren Höek Marland T. "Ren" Höek and Stimpson J. "Stimpy" Cat, created by John Kricfalusi, are the title characters in the Nickelodeon animated series ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', and its 2003 reboot ''Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"''. Kricfalusi creat ...

, a fictional Chihuahua from the Nickelodeon animated series ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' *

Ren Honjo 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 (RE ...

, 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 is a 2009 Japanese-Korean anime series that began airing in Japan and South Korea as a science-fiction adventure to generate more awareness in chemistry and other sciences. The series is set in the year 2089. A manga series began at the same ...

'' * Ren Krawler, the Darkus protagonist from the animated series ''Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders'' * Ren, a character from the game and anime "

DRAMAtical Murder is a Japanese BL visual novel developed and published by Nitro+chiral. It was originally released on March 23, 2012 for Windows PCs as a first press edition, with a regular edition released on April 27, 2012. A sequel titled ''Dramatica ...

" * Ren, a character from the video game ''

Oxenfree ''Oxenfree'' is a supernatural mystery/ horror graphic adventure game developed and published by Night School Studio. It was released for OS X, Windows, and Xbox One in January 2016. PlayStation 4 and Linux versions were released later in 2016 ...

'' * Ren Kosaka, main character from the 2008 Japanese tokusatsu television series, '' Go-ongers'' * Ren Maka, a character from the anime ''

Chibi Vampire ''Chibi Vampire'', originally released in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuna Kagesaki. The story is about an unusual vampiress girl, who instead of drinking blood must inject it into others because she produc ...

'' * Ren McCormack, the main character from the film ''

Footloose Footloose may refer to: * ''Footloose'' (1984 film), a musical film ** ''Footloose'' (1984 soundtrack) ** "Footloose" (song), performed by Kenny Loggins * ''Footloose'' (2011 film), a remake of the 1984 film ** ''Footloose'' (2011 soundtrack) ...

'' * Ren Ren Ren Nagusaran Renshia Rurunnren Nakora, heroine of ''DearS'' * Ren Sohma, the mother of Akito Sohma in the manga ''Fruits Basket'' *

Ren Stevens ''Even Stevens'' is an American comedy television series that originally aired on Disney Channel from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003, airing a total of 65 episodes over three seasons. It follows the life of the Stevens, a family living in suburb ...

, a character from ''Even Stevens'' *

Ren Tsuruga , abbreviated as ''Sukibi'', is a Japanese shōjo manga by Yoshiki Nakamura. It is the story of , a 16-year-old girl who discovers that her childhood friend and romantic goal, Shotaro Fuwa, only keeps her around to act as a maid and to ea ...

, 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 is an action-adventure game series created, produced and directed by Yu Suzuki. ''Shenmue'' (1999) and ''Shenmue II'' (2001) were developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for Dreamcast. ''Shenmue III,'' developed by Suzuki's company Ys N ...

, 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 ''RWBY'' (pronounced "Ruby") is an American Anime-influenced animation, anime-influenced Computer animation, computer-animated web series created by Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth. It is set in the fictional world of Remnant, where young people tr ...

Other uses

Ren (fictional weapon) A lightsaber is a fictional energy sword featured throughout the ''Star Wars'' franchise. A typical lightsaber is depicted as a luminescent plasma blade about in length emitted from a metal hilt around in length. First introduced in the orig ...

, an alternate term for lightsaber in the ''Star Wars'' franchise *

REN TV REN TV (russian: РЕН ТВ) is a Russian free-to-air television network, was founded on 1 January 1997 by Irena Lesnevskaya and her son, Dmitry Lesnevsky, who had been running REN TV as a production house for other national Russian television ...

, 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 The Techrules Ren (stylized Techrules REN) is a single-door, high-performance sports car manufactured by Techrules, and designed by Fabrizio Giugiaro and Giorgetto Giugiaro of GFG Style. At its launch, it will become the first sports car to cont ...