Wren

Meaning of Wren

Wren is an English nature name, born of the bright-eyed little songbird whose trills can turn an ordinary dawn into an aria, and she carries in her single, feather-light syllable the same impossible blend of delicacy and daring that lets the bird thread olive-grove branches from Tuscany to the Cotswolds; she whispers of Renaissance architects—Sir Christopher Wren—yet keeps her feet in the grass, inviting parents to imagine their daughter sketching frescoes in sienna chalk one moment and skipping stones the next; she is brisk, modern, and pleasantly un-fussy, but her history flutters back through centuries, appearing in medieval bestiaries as a creature of clever courage, “la regina degli uccelli,” the queen of birds, who won a sky-high race by riding the eagle’s slipstream (proof, perhaps, that brains can out-flap brawn). Little wonder, then, that in the past decade Wren has soared up American charts, each new birth adding another note to her growing chorus, a gentle yet jubilant call from the treetops inviting listeners to pause, smile, and simply look up.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as ren (/rɛn/)

• Robin
• Raven
• Lark
• Sparrow
• Skylark