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Ren.

A surname from Chinese.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/rɛn/
  1. A surname from Chinese.

Where this word comes from

From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 妊 (Rèn), an ancient surname also used as an adjective meaning "pregnant". Doublet of Jen.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.