indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Feminine
Usage Danish (Rare)
Other Forms FormsChristentze (Danish), Christense (Danish, Norwegian), Kristense (Norwegian, Danish), Kristensa (Swedish (archaic), Icelandic, Faroese)
Meaning & History
Combination of Christina and Crescentia as well as an obsolete French diminutive of names beginning with Christ-.
A middle name bearer of the variant Christenze was Danish novelist Karen Blixen (1885-1962), who wrote under the pen name Isak Dinesen.
A middle name bearer of the variant Christenze was Danish novelist Karen Blixen (1885-1962), who wrote under the pen name Isak Dinesen.