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 [ 2 syll. re-na, ren-a ] The girl name Rena is pronounced RIYNah KEY. Rena has its origins in the Old Greek, Latin, Hebrew, African-Hausa, and Germanic languages. It is used largely in English, Greek, Italian, Hausa, and German. From Old Greek, Latin, Hebrew, African-Hausa, and Germanic roots, its meaning is 'despised, disregarded, refused' - in this context, Rena is usually used in the Hausa language. Forms of Rena include Renah (Hausa) and Renna (Hausa). In addition, Rena is a form of Andrea (Czech, English, German, Hungarian, Scandinavian, and Slavic) in the English language. Rena is also a short form of Marina (English, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scottish, and Spanish) in the English and Italian languages. Rena is also a spelling variant of Rina (English, Dutch, Hebrew, Russian, Estonian, and German) in the English and Greek languages. Rena is also a pet form of Irene (English, German, Italian, and Scandinavian) in the English and Greek languages. Rena is also a form of Rebecca (English, French, and Italian) in the English language. Rena is also a form of Renée (French) in the German language. Rena is also a short form of Renate (Dutch, German, Italian, and Spanish) in the German language. Rena is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1901, 0.085% of baby girls were named Rena. It had a ranking of #192 then. The baby name has substantially dropped in popularity since then, and is of only very light use today. In 2008, within the family of girl names directly related to Rena, Andrea (Czech, English, German, Hungarian, Scandinavian, and Slavic) was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Rena include Reana (English), Reena (English), Rheana (English), Riina (Finnish), Rina (English, Dutch, Hebrew, Russian, Estonian, and German), Raena (English), Raina (Slavic, Czech, English, German, Polish, and Russian), Rainey (English), Raini (English), Rainie (English), Rainy (English), Rama (Indian), Ramaa (Indian), Ramah, Rana (Arabic, Iranian, Kurdish, and Turkish), Rani (English, Hebrew, and Indian), Ranna (English), Ranya (Arabic), Rawnie, and Rayna (Slavic, English, and Yiddish). A famous person named Rena is Wrestler Sable, born Rena Greek 8 August 1967, Jacksonville, Florida. KEY: Pronunciation for Rena: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
