To christen is to perform the religious act of baptism.

Christen may also refer to:

People

Surname

  • Adolf Christen (1811–1883), court actor, theater director and theater manager
  • Andreas Christen (born 1989), footballer from Liechtenstein
  • Björn Christen (born 1980), Swiss ice hockey player
  • Brian Christen (1926–2000), Canadian cricketer
  • Claudia Christen (born 1973), Swiss designer
  • Eliane Christen (born 1999), Swiss skier
  • Georges Christen (born 1962), Luxembourgish strongman
  • Mathias Christen (born 1987), footballer from Liechtenstein
  • Morgan Christen (born 1961), American judge
  • Siena Christen, German paralympic athlete
  • Theophil Friedrich Christen (1879–1920), Swiss scientist

Given name

  • Christen Aagaard (1616–1664), Danish poet
  • Christen Thorn Aamodt (1770–1836), Norwegian priest
  • Christen Larsen Arneberg (1808–1874), Norwegian politician
  • Christen Thomsen Barfoed (1815–1899), Danish chemist
  • Christen Berg (1829–1891), Danish politician and editor
  • Christen Gran Bøgh (1876–1955), Norwegian jurist and theatre critic
  • Christen Christensen (figure skater) (1904–1969), Norwegian pair skater
  • Christen Christensen (politician) (1826–1900), Norwegian military officer and politician
  • Christen Christensen (shipowner) (1845–1923), Norwegian ship-owner
  • Christen Collin (1857–1926), Norwegian literary historian
  • Christen Dalsgaard (1824–1907), Danish painter
  • Christen Andreas Fonnesbech (1817–1880), Danish politician
  • Christen Heiberg (civil servant) (1737–1801), Norwegian civil servant
  • Christen Heiberg (physician) (1799–1872), Norwegian surgeon
  • Christen Nielsen Holberg (c. 1625–c. 1685), Norwegian soldier
  • Christen Jensen (1881–1961), American educator
  • Christen Knudsen (1813–1888), Norwegian ship-owner
  • Christen Købke (1810–1848), Danish painter
  • Christen Mikkelsen Kold (1816–1870), Danish teacher
  • Christen Miller (born 2004), American football player
  • Christen Mølbach (1766–1834), Norwegian merchant and politician
  • Christen Sørensen Longomontanus (1562–1647), Danish astronomer
  • Christen Pram (1756–1821), Norwegian/Danish writer
  • Christen C. Raunkiær (1860–1938), Danish botanist
  • Christen Roper (born 1981), American college basketball athlete
  • Christen Friis Rottbøll (1727–1797), Danish physician and botanist
  • Christen Bentsen Schaaning (c. 1616–1679), Norwegian priest
  • Christen Schmidt (1727–1804), Norwegian bishop
  • Christen Thomesen Sehested (1664–1736), Danish admiral
  • Christen Sveaas (born 1956), Norwegian businessperson
  • Christen Andersen Vallesværd (1797–1842), Norwegian politician
  • Christen Wiese (1876–1968), Norwegian sailor
  • Christen Worm (1672–1737), Danish bishop

Other uses

  • Christen Industries, an aircraft manufacturer

See also

  • Chresten (disambiguation)
  • Christin, a given name
  • Christening (disambiguation)
  • Kristin (name)
  • Kristen (given name)