Fen may be either a
Chinese female
Female (symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete during sexual reproduction.
A female has larger gametes than a male. Females a ...
given name or
family name. As a
given name, it is represented in
simplified Chinese
Simplification, Simplify, or Simplified may refer to:
Mathematics
Simplification is the process of replacing a mathematical expression by an equivalent one, that is simpler (usually shorter), for example
* Simplification of algebraic expressions ...
as
芬 (pinyin: Fēn).
Fen may also be a surname in countries other than China, such as Uzbekistan where it is represented in
Cyrillic as
Фен.
Fen or Fenna is also an unrelated Frisian name.
Given name
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Yao Fen (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 (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 at Carleton University and President of the World Refugee & Migration Council. He was a Distinguished Fellow and Director of Global Security Research at The Centre for International Governance Innovation ...
Surname
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Fen Yang
Yang Fen (born July 31, 1982 in Hubei, China) is a Chinese-born Congolese table tennis player. She is also a three-time medalist at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria.
Yang represented the Republic of the Congo at the 2008 Summer Olym ...
(born 1982), Congolese table tennis player of Chinese origin
See also
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Fan (surname)
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 wetlands along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires. T ...
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 wetlands along with marshes, swamps, and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires. T ...
Unisex given names