Rena (れな)
Rena is read れな and has 2 beats. Our data lists 2 spellings: 玲奈 and 令奈. All two are feminine. Some of them are on our hand-reviewed list of everyday names.
Reading
れ·な (2 beats)
Kanji spellings
2 in our data
Gender
Feminine
Source
Hand-reviewed list of everyday names and JMnedict, the open name dictionary
Kanji spellings of Rena
One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.
- 玲奈れなCommonFeminine
Jingle of jade, grace
- 玲(れ)— tinkling
- 奈(な)— chosen for sound
- 令奈れなFeminine
Fine
- 令(れ)— fine
- 奈(な)— chosen for sound
The kanji in Rena
What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.
- 奈chosen for sound2 spellings
- 玲tinkling1 spelling
- 令fine1 spelling
Rena with common surnames
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Names that sound similar
Names that start or end with the same sounds.
Other names that use 玲 (tinkling)
Rena on our lists
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Questions about Rena
Is Rena a boy's or a girl's name?
In our data every spelling of Rena is feminine.
What does Rena mean?
Rena is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 玲奈 reads as "jingle of jade, grace" and 令奈 reads as "fine". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.
How many ways can Rena be written in kanji?
Our data lists 2: 玲奈 and 令奈. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.
How do you pronounce Rena?
れな is 2 beats: れ · な. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.
Where this comes from
The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.
How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.
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