Rena is from the Japanese 玲奈 — re (jewel, brightness) + na (Nara, ancient capital). A modern American baby name in the broader Japanese heritage aesthetic. Matsui Rena (松井玲奈, born 1991) is a Japanese actress + former J-pop idol — foundational first-generation member + center of the foundational Japanese idol supergroup SKE48 (the foundational Nagoya-based sister group of AKB48, debuted 2008). Foundational concurrent member of AKB48 (2011-2015) — central to one of the foundational J-pop idol mega-groups of the early 21st century. Foundational SKE48 singles centered: Kataomoi Finally (2011), Pareo wa Emerald (2012), and Coquettish Juutai Chuu (2014). Foundational post-idol acting career including foundational roles in Higurashi: When They Cry (2016) + Mob Psycho 100 (2018 live-action). Foundational Japanese idol-to-actress transition figure.
Featured throughout Japanese heritage.
Rena reduces to three.