Christen

Christen is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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 (born 1926), Canadian cricketer
Claudia Christen (born 1973), Swiss designer
Georges Christen (born 1962), Luxembourgian 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 (born 1808), 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 Drew (born 1987), former WSIL news reporter
Christen Andreas Fonnesbech (1817–1880), Danish politician
Christen Heiberg (1737–1801), Norwegian civil servant
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 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 May 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 Smed (1797–1846), Norwegian mountain climber
Christen Sveaas (born 1956), Norwegian businessperson
Christen Andersen Vallesværd (1797–1842), Norwegian politician
Christen Wiese (1876–1968), Norwegian sailor

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C. 1200, from Old English cristnian "to baptize," literally "to make Christian," from cristen "Christian" (see Christian). General meaning of "to name" is attested from mid-15c. Related: Christened; christening.

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Variant of Christian, Latin origin, means: follower of Christ, a Christian.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Christen Press	1988	American professional soccer player
2	Ilona Christen	1951	Swiss television presenter and radio host
3	Fritz Christen	1921	Waffen-SS soldier
4	Christen Købke	1810	Danish artist
5	Morgan Christen	1961	United States Circuit Court judge
6	Christen C. Raunkiær	1860	Danish scientist
7	Christen Ager-Hanssen	1962	Internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist
8	Christen Gerhart	1989
9	Christen Dalsgaard	1824	Danish artist
10	Christen Sveaas	1956	Norwegian businessman
11	Christen Westphal	1993
12	Thomas Christen	1975	Swiss politician
13	Christen Sørensen Longomontanus	1562	Danish astronomer
14	Georges Christen	1962	Strongest man in Luxembourg
15	Mathias Christen	1987	Liechtensteiner footballer
16	Christen Pram	1756	Writer
17	Christen Andreas Fonnesbech	1817	Danish politician
18	Andreas Christen	1989	Footballer
19	Christen Mikkelsen Kold	1816	Educator
20	Christen Sørensen	1945	Danish economist
21	Christen Amby	1945
22	Ueli Christen	1962	Swiss film editor
23	Christen May Roper	1981	American basketball player
24	Hans Rudolf Christen	1924	Swiss chemist
25	Christen Craig	1987	American journalist
26	Christen Smed	1797	Norwegian mountain climber
27	Hanny Christen	1899
28	Christen Friis Rottbøll	1727	Danish botanist
29	Christen Berg	1829	Danish politician and newspaper editor
30	Ada Christen	1839	Austrian writer
31	Claudia Christen	1973	Swiss photographer and designer
32	Christen Aagaard	1616	Danish poet
33	Christen Collin	1857	Norwegian historian
34	Christen Ostenfeld	1900
35	Christen Mølbach	1766	Member of Parliament and of Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814
36	Christen Jensen	1881	American political scientist
37	Christen Wiese	1876	Sailor
38	Christen Thomsen Barfoed	1815	Danish chemist
39	Adolf Christen	1811	German actor and director
40	Björn Christen	1980	Ice hockey player
41	Theophil Friedrich Christen	1873	Swiss mathematician
42	Yves Christen	1941	Swiss politician
43	Christen Lyngbo	1871
44	Christen Nielsen Holberg	1625	Norwegian Army officer
45	Nina Christen	1994
46	Christen Gran Bøgh	1876	Norwegian lawyer and theatre critic
47	Joseph Maria Christen	1767	Swiss sculptor
48	Christen Knudsen	1813	Norwegian ship owner
49	Christen Thorn Aamodt	1770	Priest
50	Christen Jensen Lodberg	1625	Danish bishop
51	Hermann von Christen	1841	German politician
52	Christen Winther Obel	1800	Danish businessman
53	Hanns U. Christen	1917	Swiss writer and journalist (1917-2003)
54	Christen Bentsen Schaaning	1616	Norwegian priest
55	Christen Daell	1883	Danish merchant (1883-1947)
56	Christen Larsen Arneberg	1808	Norwegian politician
57	Christen Møller	1884	Sports shooter
58	Brian Christen	1926	Canadian cricketer
59	Lukas Christen	1966	Swiss Paralympic athlete
60	Christen Schmidt	1727	Norwegian bishop
61	Fritz von Christen	1872	German jurist
62	Josy Christen	1950
63	Raphael Christen	1811	Swiss sculptor
64	Siena Christen		German paralympian
65	Christen Knudsen, Jr.	1873	Norwegian politician
66	Christen Bang	1584	Norwegian priest and publisher
67	Walter von Christen	1874	German administrative law
68	Emile Theodule de Christen	1835
69	Alois Christen	1948	Swiss politician
70	Christen Mule		Norwegian mayor
71	Hanspeter Christen	1930	Swiss sculptor
72	Grégory Christen	1983	Swiss ice hockey player
73	Christen Andersen Vallesværd	1797	Norwegian politician
74	Richi Christen	1962	Swiss sports coach
75	Christen Hjort
76	Beat Christen	1965	Swiss writer and poet
77	Jakob Christen	1825	Swiss politician
78	Christen Schnor	1959
79	Christen Krogh	1965	Norwegian writer
80	Christen E. Jørgensen	1843
81	Christen Lindencrone
82	Christen Søfrenson Wittrup	1576	Norwegian farmer
83	Christian Frederik Klink	1787	Dano-Norwegian officer and museum founder
84	Christen Madsen	1776
85	Christen Hansen Riber	1567
86	Christen Djurhuus	1708	Danish pastor (1708-1775)
87	Stefan Christen	1967
88	Christen Elster	1763	Norwegian jurist and politician
89	Christen Larsen	1804	Danish autobiographer
90	Christen Moesgaard-Kjeldsen	1869
91	Christen Foersom	1794	Danish actor
92	Christen Eriksen Berg	1864
93	Christen Andersen
94	Christen Erichsøn
95	Christen Brøgger	1925	Danish association football player
96	Christen Nicolai Apenes	1900	Norwegian lawyer
97	Christen Finbak	1904	Norwegian professor
98	Christen Hansen Rosager	1811
99	Christen Linde de Leth	1731	Danish judge (1731-1778)
100	Christen K. Gran	1888
101	Christen Fribert	1888	Danish journalist
102	Christen Schøller	1609	Danish judge (1609-1677)
103	Christen Hørdum	1846
104	Christen Styhr Nannestad	1783	Norwegian politician
105	Christen Thomesen Sehested	1590
106	Christen Brun	1846
107	Christen Hee	1712	Danish mathematician
108	Christen Holm	1837
109	Christen Magelssen	1841	Norwegian sculptor
110	Christen Christensen	1806
111	Christen Pedersen Aaberg	1819
112	Christen Andersen Thyregod	1822
113	Christen Worm	1672
114	Christen Pedersen	1887
115	Christen Tidemand	1779	Norwegian politician and civil servant
116	Christen Pram Gad	1801
117	Tordenkalven	1816
118	Christen Heugh Wandall	1772
119	Christen Assarsson	1831	Swedish politician
120	Christen Nielsen	1854
121	Christen Grønnerup	1780	Norwegian politician
122	C.N. Hauge	1870
123	Christen Hansen Munk	1520
124	Christen Borch	1883	Danish architect
125	Christen de Seue	1843	Norwegian meteorologist
126	Christen Christenson	1843	Swedish politician
127	Christen Thaarup	1795
128	Christen Smith	1819
129	Christen Heiberg	1799	Norwegian physician, surgeon and professor