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