Rens (name)

Rens is a Dutch masculine given name – a short form of Laurentius or Emerentius – as well as a patronymic surname derived from it. Among variant forms of the surname are Rense, Rensen and Renssen. People with this name include:

Given name

• Rens Blom (born 1977), Dutch pole vaulter
• Rens van Eijden (born 1988), Dutch football defender
• Rens Raemakers (born 1991), Dutch politician

Surname

• Els Rens (born 1983), Belgian long-distance runner
• Frans Rens (1805–1874), Flemish writer
• Hilde Rens (1972–2009), Belgian singer known by her stage name Yasmine
• Madame Rens (1789–1873), Flemish-born New South Wales settler and businesswoman

See also

• Rense, another surname
• Rensen, another surname
• Dayton Rens, New York Rens and Pittsburgh Rens, American basketball teams
• Renske, Dutch feminine given name

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