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
References
- Rens at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands
- Rens and Rensen at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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