Fen is a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
, sometimes of Chinese origin, especially as a transliteration of the
Chinese character
Chinese characters are logographs used to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture. Of the four independently invented writing systems accepted by scholars, they represent the only on ...
芬 (pinyin: Fēn).
Fen may also be a surname in countries other than China, such as Uzbekistan where it is represented in
Cyrillic
The Cyrillic script ( ) is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic, Uralic, Caucasian and Iranic-speaking countries in Southeastern Europe, Ea ...
as
Фен.
Fen or Fenna is also an unrelated Frisian name.
Fen is also a gender neutral given name in English, meaning
wetland fed by ground or surface water.
Given name
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Fen Yang (born 1982), Congolese table tennis player of Chinese origin
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Yao Fen
Yao Fen (; born January 2, 1967) is a Chinese former international level women's badminton player.
Career
A doubles specialist, Yao won a number of top tier events on the world circuit in the early 1990s. Her earliest international success came ...
(b. 1967), Chinese badminton Olympic medal winner
''Fen'' is also a part of the names of several other notable people, including:
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Lin Yan Fen (b. 1971), Chinese badminton Olympic medal winner
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Min Xiao-Fen
Min Xiao-Fen () is a Chinese and American pipa player, vocalist, and composer known for her work in traditional Chinese music, contemporary classical music, and jazz.
Life
Min Xiao-Fen studied with her father, Min Jiqian (闵季骞), a music pr ...
(living), Chinese-American musician
Other
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Fen Cresswell (1915-1966), cricketer from New Zealand
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Fen McDonald
Fenley John "Fen" McDonald (25 May 1891 – 25 April 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
He was a member of the First AIF, and was killed in action during the ...
, (1891–1915), Australian footballer
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Fen Osler Hampson
Fen Osler Hampson is Chancellor's Professor and Professor of International Affairs at Carleton University and President of the World Refugee & Migration Council. He was a Visiting Fellow at The New Institute and a Distinguished Fellow and Director ...
See also
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Fan (surname)
Fàn () is a Chinese family name. It is also one of the most common surnames in Vietnam, where it is written as Pham (范 - Phạm), and occurs in Korea as Beom (范, 범). It is the 46th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem in Chinese.
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References
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Fen
A fen is a type of peat-accumulating wetland fed by mineral-rich ground or surface water. It is one of the main types of wetland along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires ...
Fen
A fen is a type of peat-accumulating wetland fed by mineral-rich ground or surface water. It is one of the main types of wetland along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires ...
Unisex given names