To christen is to perform the religious act of
baptism
Baptism (from ) is a Christians, Christian sacrament of initiation almost invariably with the use of water. It may be performed by aspersion, sprinkling or affusion, pouring water on the head, or by immersion baptism, immersing in water eit ...
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Christen may also refer to:
People
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Adolf Christen (1811–1883), court actor, theater director and theater manager
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Andreas Christen (born 1989), footballer from Liechtenstein
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Björn Christen (born 1980), Swiss ice hockey player
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Brian Christen (1926–2000), Canadian cricketer
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Claudia Christen (born 1973), Swiss designer
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Georges Christen (born 1962), Luxembourgish strongman
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Mathias Christen (born 1987), footballer from Liechtenstein
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Morgan Christen (born 1961), American judge
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Siena Christen, German paralympic athlete
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Theophil Friedrich Christen (1879–1920), Swiss scientist
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Christen Aagaard Christen Lauritsen Aagaard (27 or 28 January 1616, in Viborg, Denmark, Viborg, Denmark – 5 February 1664, in Ribe), was a Danish poet. He studied from 1635 to 1639 in Copenhagen. Since 1647 he was professor of poetry at the University of Copenhage ...
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Christen Thorn Aamodt (1770–1836), Norwegian priest
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Christen Larsen Arneberg (1808–1874), Norwegian politician
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Christen Thomsen Barfoed (1815–1899), Danish chemist
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Christen Berg (1829–1891), Danish politician and editor
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Christen Gran Bøgh (1876–1955), Norwegian jurist and theatre critic
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Christen Christensen (figure skater) (1904–1969), Norwegian pair skater
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Christen Christensen (politician) (1826–1900), Norwegian military officer and politician
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Christen Christensen (shipowner) (1845–1923), Norwegian ship-owner
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Christen Collin (1857–1926), Norwegian literary historian
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Christen Dalsgaard (1824–1907), Danish painter
* Christen Drew (born 1987), former WSIL-TV news reporter
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Christen Andreas Fonnesbech (1817–1880), Danish politician
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Christen Heiberg (civil servant) (1737–1801), Norwegian civil servant
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Christen Heiberg (physician) (1799–1872), Norwegian surgeon
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Christen Nielsen Holberg (c. 1625–c. 1685), Norwegian soldier
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Christen Jensen (1881–1961), American educator
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Christen Knudsen (1813–1888), Norwegian ship-owner
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Christen Købke (1810–1848), Danish painter
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Christen Mikkelsen Kold (1816–1870), Danish teacher
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Christen Mølbach (1766–1834), Norwegian merchant and politician
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Christen Sørensen Longomontanus (1562–1647), Danish astronomer
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Christen Pram (1756–1821), Norwegian/Danish writer
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Christen C. Raunkiær (1860–1938), Danish botanist
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Christen Roper (born 1981), American college basketball athlete
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Christen Friis Rottbøll (1727–1797), Danish physician and botanist
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Christen Bentsen Schaaning (c. 1616–1679), Norwegian priest
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Christen Schmidt (1727–1804), Norwegian bishop
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Christen Thomesen Sehested (1664–1736), Danish admiral
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Christen Sveaas (born 1956), Norwegian businessperson
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Christen Andersen Vallesværd (1797–1842), Norwegian politician
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Christen Wiese (1876–1968), Norwegian sailor
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Christen Worm (1672–1737), Danish bishop
Other uses
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Christen Industries, an aircraft manufacturer
See also
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Chresten (disambiguation)
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Christin, a given name
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Christening (disambiguation)
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Kristin (name) Kristin () is a female given name. It is a variation of Christine. It was the seventh most popular first name for girls born in Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arcti ...
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Kristen (given name)
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Surnames from given names