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 N.W.A, NWA * Ren (singer), member of South Korean boy band NU'EST * Renforshort, 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 * }, Japanese footballer * , Japanese singer, actor, and member of Snow Man * , 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

* Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul#Ren (name), Ren, "name, identity", an Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul, 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), 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, an anime name of Joker (Persona), Joker, the protagonist of ''Persona 5'' * Ren Ashbell, an alias used by the protagonist of ''Bladedance of Elementalers'', Bladedance of Elementalers#Kamito Kazehaya, 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 List of Bakugan Battle Brawlers characters#Ren Krawler, 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#Renn Kōsaka, Go-ongers'' * Ren Maka, a character from the anime ''Chibi Vampire'' * Ren McCormack, the main character from the film ''Footloose (1984 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.