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Hen commonly refers to a female animal: a female chicken, other gallinaceous bird, any type of bird in general, or a lobster. It is also a slang term for a woman.

Hen, HEN or Hens may also refer to:

Arts and media

• Hen (film), 2025
• Hen (manga), 1988, created by Hiroya Oku
• Hallmark Entertainment Network, abbreviated "HEN"
• Symphony No. 83 (Haydn), nicknamed "The Hen"

Names

• Hen (name), a given name and surname
• Henry (given name), sometimes abbreviated "Hen."

Places

Norway

• Hen, Buskerud, a village in Ringerike Municipality in Buskerud county
• Hen Church, a church in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county
• Hen Municipality, a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county

United Kingdom

• Hazel Brook or Hen, a stream in Bristol, England
• Hen Cliff, on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England
• Hendon railway station, England (station code "HEN")

Elsewhere

• Hen Island (disambiguation)
• Hen and Chicken Islands, New Zealand
• Henan, a province of China (Guobiao abbreviation HEN)

Other uses

• Hen (pronoun), a Swedish gender-neutral pronoun
• FNIX–SCOM–Hengxiang Cycling Team (UCI team code "HEN")

See also

• Hehn
• Henn
• Henpecked
• Rooster, a male chicken or related bird