title: Dren (name)
text: # Dren (name)
  
  Dren, also spelled Drin, is a given name.
  
  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. The feminine form is Drenusha (female deer).
  
  The word "Dren" (Дрен) means dogwood or specifically European Cornel (Cornus mas) in Serbian.
  
  ## People
  
  * Dren Abazi (born 1985), Kosovar Albanian singer and songwriter
  * Dren Hodja (born 1994), Albanian footballer
  * Dren Mandić, Serbian climber, one of the fatalities of the 2008 K2 disaster.
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * 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
  