Origin of the name Wren:
Derived from the Old English wrenna, wroenna (wren).
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Though all resources pointed to this name being used for boys, we named our girl Wren. It's full of uniqueness without being difficult. She loves her name and I couldn't imagine a better fit.
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Alan Wren (born 1964), English rock drummer
Bob Wren (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
Christopher Wren (1632–1723), English architect and scientist
Frank Wren (born 1958), American baseball executive
John Wren (1871–1953), Australian businessman
M. K. Wren (born 1938), American author
Matthew Wren (1585–1667), English clergyman and scholar
P. C. Wren (1875–1941), British author
Thomas Wren (1826–1904), American politician
Wren Blackberry, American teacher and author
Wren Blair (born 1925), a former Canadian ice hockey coach- Wren in song, story & screen: | Edit
Wren MacPherson, baby character in the comic strip "Baby Blues" by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott
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