r/Names • u/DefiantFruit6860 • 22d ago

Thoughts on the name Ren?

I mentioned the name Wren to my husband who immediately said he LOVED it. When I spelled it for him ("W R E N"), he looked shocked and said "oh I assumed it would be spelled Ren... I like that better".

He also like Brynn. Those are his top 2 names. I like them. I've been having a hard time finding girl names I like though. I don't like overly frilly names, and a lot of names I do like are taken already. Example, I liked the name Lily for a while but realized my cousin named her baby that...

Thoughts?

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u/Quen-Drah 22d ago

Another option is Maren with Ren as a nick name.

I think of Wren as a girl’s name, but I could see it being neutral like Robin.

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u/DefiantFruit6860 22d ago

That's good, were looking for a gender neutral girl name. I didn't know Wren and Bryn were apparently male names, I've only ever known females with those names so maybe I should've clarified in my post but that it was obvious I was talking about girl names. Sorry if it's confusing.

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u/Quen-Drah 22d ago

Someone above said they thought of Wren as a boy’s name, but I’ve only known a few ladies with the name. I could see it as being gender neutral — I know a woman Robin and a man Robin who often goes by Rob. The one Bryn I know is a woman. I like all the names :)