{{wiktionary|Christen|christen}} To '''christen''' is to perform the religious act of baptism.
'''Christen''' may also refer to: {{TOC right}}
==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== * {{in title}} * Chresten (disambiguation) * Christin, a given name * Christening (disambiguation) * Kristin (name) * Kristen (given name)
{{disambiguation|given name|surname}} Category:Surnames derived from given names