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For the fictional profanity "dren", see profanity in science fiction.For United States Department of Defense computer network, see DREN.
Dren Gender Male and female Origin Meaning deer (Albanian)
European Cornel (Serbian)Region of origin the Balkans Dren is a toponym and given name.
It is a unisex name in Albanian culture, particularly common for males in Kosovo. The origin of this name may be from the Albanian word dre for deer.[1]
The word "Dren" (Дрен) means dogwood or specifically European Cornel in Serbian.[2]
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People
- Dren Mandić, Serbian climber, one of the fatalities of the 2008 K2 disaster.[3]
Fictional characters
- Dren is also the name of the character Kish in the English adaptation (Mew Mew Power) of the anime series Tokyo Mew Mew.
- Dren was used as a nickname in an episode of Happy Days where Joanie described Potsie as the opposite of a nerd, being that word spelt backwards.
- Dren is the name of a human hybrid creature in the 2010 movie Splice. One of its creators chooses the name on seeing the word "nerd" spelled out backwards in scrabble letters.
Toponyms
Places named Dren include:[4]
- Dren, a village in
Montenegro - Dren, a village in Prilep municipality,
Macedonia - Dren, a settlement in the Kostel municipality,
Slovenia - Dren, a settlement in
Republika Srpska, 
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Dren, at least 5 settlements in
Serbia - Dren, a settlement in Pernik,
Bulgaria
References
- ^ http://www.argjiro.net/fjalor
- ^ http://www.kirkapharma.com/srp/vademecum/?conid=356
- ^ 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. http://www.extremeadventurenews.com/2008/08/01/breaking-news-serbian-climber-dren-mandic-dies-on-k2-12-others-currently-trapped-below-the-summit/. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ http://www.maplandia.com/search/dren/
This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Categories:- Slavic masculine given names
- Albanian masculine given names
- Slavic feminine given names
- Albanian feminine given names
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