Släkthistoria för Ren
Ren Vad efternamn betyder
Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 任 a term for women's rank of peerage in ancient Chinese: (i) it is said that the surname can be traced back to one of the 25 sons of the legendary Huang Di the ‘Yellow Emperor’ (c. 27th century BC ). (ii) from Ren (任) the name of an ancient state (located in Renxian in Hebei province) granted to Yu Yang said to be a son or grandson of the legendary Huang Di the ‘Yellow Emperor’ (c. 27th century BC ). His descendants adopted the name of the state as their surname. (iii) from Ren (任) the name of a state (located in Shandong province) during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC ). English: variant of Renn Altered form of English Wren. Altered form of German Renn Swedish: soldier's name from ren ‘reindeer’. Possibly also Flemish (De Ren): see Deren.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
