Karen

Karen \ka-ren, kar-en\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Karen is pronounced in English as KAERahN or KEHRahN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Karen: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Karen?

Karen is largely used in English, German, Scandinavian, and Dutch, and its origin is Old Greek. From the elements 'carus' which means dear ; 'katharos' which means pure. The name evolved as a Scandinavian form of Katharina. It could also be derived from the phonetically similar Latin element 'carus' (dear). In addition, Karen is a Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian diminutive form of the name Catherine definition (English and French) as well as a Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian variant transcription of the name Katherine pronounciation (English). The name Karen is widely used; it has 61 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and other languages. English variant transcriptions include Cariyn meaning of name, Carone pronounciation, short names for Carren, meaning of Carryn, nicknames for Kaaren, short names for Kalena (also used in Hawaiian), meaning of Kalini, Kar definition, Karaina meaning, baby name Karanne, short names for Kariana, Kariann name, Karianna meaning, name Karianne meaning, nicknames for Karien, name Karna, name Karra meaning, Karran pronounciation, short names for Karron, name Karyen origin, Keran name popularity, Kerin name variations, Kerran name popularity, Kerrin meaning, name Kerron origin, nicknames for Kerryn, short names for Keryn, what does the name Kieron mean, name Koren, nicknames for Queron, name Taren origin, and Taryn meaning of name. Other English forms include the diminutive forms Carina definition (also used in German, Italian, and Scandinavian), meaning of Karena (also used in Scandinavian), nicknames for Kari (also used in Scandinavian), Karina definition (also used in German, Latvian, Russian, Scandinavian and Polish), Karith meaning and origin, and what does the name Kay mean, and the spelling variants Caren meaning and origin (also used in German), Carin name variations (also used in Dutch and German), name Caron, Carrin definition, Carron meaning, Caryn meaning (also used in Scandinavian), Carynn meaning, Karan pronounciation, nicknames for Karon, name Karren origin, baby name Karrin, name Karryn meaning, name Karyn meaning, Karynn name, and Keren name popularity (also used in Hebrew).

Variation transcriptions of Karen used in other languages include Carem definition (Spanish), what does the name Kaarina mean (Finnish), baby name Kalina (Hawaiian), Karenna definition (Scandinavian), Karin meaning and origin (Finnish, German, and Scandinavian), name Karine (French and Russian), and Karyna definition (Russian). The diminutive form Kajsa name variations (Scandinavian) is another foreign variant. See also the related form, name Anakaren meaning. Karen is a popular baby name for girls. The name's popularity increased from the 1920s up to the 1950s. Its usage peaked in 1956 with 1.945% of baby girls being named Karen. It ranked at #7 then. The baby name has since experienced a steep fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was only 0.066% and its ranking #246, however it was nevertheless the 3rd most popular after Katherine name and short names for Catherine, among all girl names in its group. In 2010, the name was thrice as popular as Karen. The name Karen has been mostly given to baby girls, though it has also been used as a boy name in the past century. In 1969, the name Karen was given to 250 times as many baby girls than boys.

The following famous people share the name Karen:

• Author Karen Armstrong
• Medical Patient Karen Ann Quinlan, born 29 March 1954 - 11 June 1985, Scranton, Pennsylvania
• Model Karen Elson, born 14 January 1979, Oldham, England
• Model Karen Mulder, born 1 June 1968, Vlaardingen, Netherlands.

List of baby names that sound like Karen:

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The baby name Karen fun facts:

The name Karen in reverse order is "Nerak".

The numerological value of the name Karen is number 4 and 22, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth+ The Master Builder, large endeavors, powerful force, leadership.

How popular is Karen?

Karen is in the top names in USA.