Ren
Ren is a baby name of Japanese origin, meaning Lotus; love.
What Ren means
Lotus; love.
Ren is short — 3 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Ren comes from
Japanese given names are written in kanji, and the characters chosen carry the meaning as much as the sound does. The same pronunciation can be written several different ways, each shading the sense differently, so parents pick characters as deliberately as they pick the name itself.
Ren is recorded as Japanese in origin. Browse other Japanese names.
How popular is Ren?
Ren is not in the current top 100 baby names we track. In practice that means a child called Ren is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Ren
Ren spans flowers and growing things and Love, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Ren
These share Ren's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Aoi — Hollyhock; the color blue.
- Hana — Flower, blossom.
- Himari — Facing the sun; sunflower.
- Kiku — Chrysanthemum.
- Sakura — Cherry blossom.
- Yuna — Gentle; lotus.
- Aika — Flower.
- Airi — Plum.
- Amika — Flower.
- Aroha — Flower.
- Chiaki — Love.
- Ichika — Flower.