Christen is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Christen thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.
Christen is a Nordic short form of the name Christian. Besides, Christen is an English feminine name and a variant of the name Kristin. All these given names derived from the Latin name Christianus (from Latin “christianus sum” = I am a Christ) and are of ancient Greek origin (Christós/Χριστός).
Christen means “a Christian“ or “follower of Christ” and “anointed” or “messiah” (from ancient Greek “khrístós/χρίστός” = anointed one or “khrío/χρίω” = to anoint, originally from Hebrew “mashíakh/מָשִׁיחַ” = anointed/messiah).
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