What do you think of Ren for a boy?

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Be honest!

Ran instead? Short for Ranulph or Randolph or Randall?

I would assume it was spelt Wren and also a girl.

I know a little boy called Ren and think it's lovely. Although I'm not sure if it's Wren or Ren. Stimpy didn't even occur to me, that cultural reference passed me by so can't believe it would be a problem for him.

And Stimpy. Was the first thing that popped into my head.

Ren means 'person' in Mandarin. Probably not a consideration unless you are likely to live in Asia though.

I like it.

It's a Japanese boy's name to me (know a Ren with Japanese heritage). I like it, but would wonder whether there was a Japanese connection.

Ren as a nickname for Laurence / Lawrence / Lorenzo?

Ren means 'clean' in swedish. ....

Ah I want to steal it now! Ren is perfect for a nickname for Lawrence! My Dh isnt keen but il work on that1 I really love it!

Footloose - immediate thought.

I like it, it was my choice for a boys name when I was pregnant with what turned out to be dd. That was 12 yrs ago and Ren and Stimpy was more of a thing then..not sure how muck of a connection it would have now...

Stimpy

I really like it.

Why??? It's not a name... You could make an equal case for Tin or Box

I think it's awful.

and Stimpy here too.

I went to school with a boy called Renn (with a double 'n'). He would be mid 40s now.

No idea where the name originated as he had pretty standard "run of the mill" parents IYSWIM (ie. no non-UK influences within the family, not hippies or arty-farty types, rest of the family had names like Steven, Paul, Simon, Louise).

I went to school with a boy called Soren who's nickname was Ren. V cool I think!

Footloose too !

I have a DS called Laurence who gets 'Ren' for a nn sometimes!

I know a very cool Ren in his teens with a half-Japanese parent, and a toddler Soren sometimes called Ren by family. I like it.

Incidentally, I can never quite get my head around the commenters who clearly try to turn any mildly unusual name into something tease-worthy, as if they hadn't left the playground, under the guise of doing you a favour. Because, being an adult, it never occurred to you that his peers would call Ren 'Rent boy.'

I like Wren for a girl but Ren for a boy? Just Ren?

No. It sounds like it should be short for something, but I'm not sure what.

As a stand alone name it doesn't work.

Another "and Stimpy" picturing jokes about farting. Sorry!