Dren, also spelled Drin, is a given name.
Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Meaning | Deer (Albanian) Cornus mas (Serbian) |
Region of origin | Balkans |
It is used as a masculine given name in Albanian culture. The origin of this name comes from the Albanian word dren (Gheg Albanian); dre (Standard Albanian), which means deer.[1] The feminine form is Drenusha (female deer).
The word "Dren" (Дрен) means dogwood or specifically European Cornel (Cornus mas) in Serbian.[2]
People
edit- Dren Abazi (born 1985), Kosovar Albanian singer and songwriter
- Dren Feka (born 1997), Kosovo Albanian footballer
- Dren Hodja (born 1994), Albanian footballer
- Dren Mandić, Serbian climber, one of the fatalities of the 2008 K2 disaster.[3]
- Dren McDonald, American musician
- Dren Terrnava (born 2005), Finnish footballer
Fictional characters
edit- Dren, the name of the character Kish in the English adaptation (Mew Mew Power) of the anime series Tokyo Mew Mew
- Dren, a human hybrid creature in the 2010 movie Splice
References
edit- ^ English–Albanian Dictionary. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Dren – Cornus mas". Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine (in Serbian). herbalia.org. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Hendricks, Jason (August 1, 2008). "Serbian Climber, Dren Mandic, Dies On K2, 12 Others Currently Trapped Between K2′s Bottleneck and The Summit". Extreme Adventure News. Retrieved 20 June 2011.