"Ren" is short for this in the name of the Rens, a black basketball team of 1920s Harlem
The Rens, 
who competed from the 1920s until 1949, were named after Harlem's... [DOC] [TLE] New York Rens - Revolvy [PAR] Initially, the Rens played mostly in Harlem, but by the end of the 1920s, ...