Ren or REN may refer to:

Abbreviations

Orenburg Tsentralny Airport : ''Tsentraly may also refer to airports in Riga, Moscow, Omsk, or Saratov.'' Orenburg Airport (russian: Аэропорт Оренбург) is a civil airport located about 25 km east of Orenburg Orenburg (russian: Оренбу́рг, ...

, IATA code REN, civil airport in Russia *

Redes Energéticas Nacionais REN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais, SGPS, S.A. (formerly Rede Eléctrica Nacional S.A.) is a Portuguese energy sector company which is the current concession holder of the country's two main energy infrastructure networks: the National Electricit ...

(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 Ren ( fa, رن) is a village in Marz Rural District, Chah Dadkhoda District, Qaleh Ganj County, Kerman Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. I ...

, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Ren (building), 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; bloo ...

Ren (command) In computing, ren (or rename) is a command in various command-line interpreters ( shells) such as COMMAND.COM, cmd.exe, 4DOS, 4NT and Windows PowerShell. It is used to rename computer files and in some implementations (such as AmigaDOS) also ...

, 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 o ...

(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 Re ...

, rapper from the group

NWA NWA or Nwa most commonly refers to: * N.W.A ("Niggaz Wit Attitudes"), a hip hop group from Compton, California, US * National Wrestling Alliance, a professional wrestling organization NWA or Nwa may refer to: Music * New Weird America, a subgen ...

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' ...

, 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 * }, 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 wit ...

* , Japanese wrestler * , Japanese mixed martial artist * , Japanese baseball player * }, Japanese footballer * },Japanese footballer * , Japanese singer, actor, and member of

King & Prince King & Prince is a five-member Japanese idol group under Johnny & Associates that debuted in 2018. The group was originally a Johnny's Jr. unit, ''Mr. King vs Mr. Prince'' that was composed of 2 separate units: Mr. King and Prince. The units la ...

* , 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) ''Ren'' (, meaning "co-humanity" or "humaneness") is the Confucian virtue denoting the good quality of a virtuous human when being altruistic. ''Ren'' is exemplified by a normal adult's protective feelings for children. It is considered the o ...

, 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 ''The Pirates of Dark Water'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by David Kirschner and produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series premiered as a five-part miniseries on Fox Kids early 1991. The first season, consisting of 13 ...

'' * Ren (''Star Wars'') (not to be confused with

Kylo Ren Kylo Ren is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He first appeared as the main antagonist of ''The Force Awakens (2015)'', in which he is portrayed by Adam Driver. Driver reprised his role in the sequel films '' Star Wars: Th ...

), a character in the ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various film ...

'' 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 Reginald James Watson (27 August 1926 – 8 October 2019) was an Australian television producer and screenwriter. He was executive producer on ''Crossroads (Britis ...

, 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! , often shortened to just , is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Asa Higuchi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' since September 2003, with its chapters coll ...

* Ren Jinguuji, a character from the anime, game and manga from ''

Uta no Prince-sama is a Japanese multimedia franchise by Broccoli. The original game of the same name was first released on the PlayStation Portable on June 24, 2010, and since its release, the game has spawned multiple sequels and rhythm game spin-offs. The seri ...

'' * 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 is a Japanese manga series co-written and illustrated by Banri Sendo and Shibuko Ebara, credited under their pen name Peach-Pit. It was serialized monthly by MediaWorks in their magazines ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' from October 2001 to September ...

, 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 The manga and anime series ''Shaman King'' features several characters created by Hiroyuki Takei. As a result of being focused on shamanism the series' cast is divided between humans and spirits, the latter not being able to go the afterlife due t ...

, sometimes romanized as Tao Ren, a character in ''Shaman King'' * Ren Suzugamori, a character in the anime series ''

Cardfight!! Vanguard is a Japanese multimedia franchise jointly created by Akira Itō, Satoshi Nakamura, Mitsuhisa Tamura, and Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani. It currently consists of multiple anime television series, an official trading ...

Last name

* Wuying Ren, a character from ''Shenmue II'' *

, 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 computer-animated web series created by Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth. It is set in the fictional world of Remnant, where young people train to become warriors (called "Huntsmen" and " ...

Other uses

* Ren (fictional weapon), 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 televisio ...

, a Russian free-to-air television network * Ren - meaning to connect or link in Japanese culture - see also

renga ''Renga'' (, ''linked verse'') is a genre of Japanese collaborative poetry in which alternating stanzas, or ''ku (''句), of 5-7-5 and 7-7 mora (sound units, not to be confused with syllables) per line are linked in succession by multiple poets. ...

renku , or , is a Japanese form of popular collaborative linked verse poetry. It is a development of the older Japanese poetic tradition of ''ushin'' renga, or orthodox collaborative linked verse. At renku gatherings participating poets take turns provi ...

* Ren - the name given to the Chinese sports car Techrules Ren.