Rens (name) explained

Rens is a Dutch masculine given name – a short form of Laurentius or Emerentius – as well as a patronymic surname derived from it.^[1] ^[2] 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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