Karen name - Meaning of Karen
- Gender
- Masculine & Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 22
- Usage
- Danish, Norwegian, German, English, Greek
- Pronounced
- KER-ən (English) , KAR-ən (English)
- Karen Meaning
- Danish short form of Katherine. It has been common in the English-speaking world since the 1940s. Karen is a variant of Katherine. Katherine originates in Greek language and means "chaste, pure". It has been one of the most popular feminine given names over centuries and with various spellings all around the world. Historically, it was a favourite name especially in Christian world. Katherine is the name of many saints, the most popular probably being Catherine of Alexandria, a 4th century martyr. It was also a popular name within royalty in different countries. The variant spelling Catherine is also very frequent.
Karen Related Names
Variants: Caja, Ina, Kaja (Danish), Caren, Caryn, Karena, Karyn, Kerena (English), Carena
Other Languages: Aikaterine (Ancient Greek), Katalin, Kattalin (Basque), Katsiaryna (Belarusian), Katarin, Katell (Breton), Ekaterina, Katerina (Bulgarian), Caterina (Catalan), Ina, Kata, Katarina, Kate, Katica, Tina (Croatian), Kateřina, Katka (Czech), Catharina, Cato, Ina, Karin, Katelijn, Katelijne, Katinka, Katja, Katrien, Katrijn, Katrina, Rina, Tina, Tineke, Trijntje (Dutch), Kadri, Kaisa, Katariina, Kati, Katrin, Riina, Triinu (Estonian), Kaarina, Kaija, Kaisa, Karin, Kata, Katariina, Kati, Katri, Katriina, Riina (Finnish), Catherine (French), Nienke, Nine (Frisian), Catarina (Galician), Ekaterine, Eka (Georgian), Aikaterine, Katerina, Katina (Greek), Kalena, Kakalina (Hawaiian), Kateri (History), Kata, Katalin, Katalinka, Katarina, Kati, Kató, Kitti (Hungarian), Cáit, Caitlín, Caitlin, Caitria, Caitríona, Cathleen, Catrina, Catriona, Kathleen, Ríona (Irish), Catarina, Caterina, Rina (Italian), Katerina (Late Roman), Ina (Limburgish), Katrė, Kotryna (Lithuanian), Ekaterina, Katerina, Katina (Macedonian), Cateline (Medieval French), Catarina (Occitan), Karina, Kasia, Katarzyna (Polish), Catarina, Cátia (Portuguese), Ecaterina, Cătălina, Catina (Romanian), Ekaterina, Jekaterina, Yekaterina, Karina, Katenka, Katerina, Katia, Katya (Russian), Caitrìona, Catrina, Catriona (Scottish), Katarina (Serbian), Katarína, Katka (Slovak), Katarina, Katica, Katja (Slovene), Catalina (Spanish), Cajsa, Carin, Carina, Catharina, Cathrine, Catrine, Ina, Kai, Kaj, Kaja, Kajsa, Karin, Karina, Katarina, Katharina, Katja, Katrin, Katrina (Swedish), Kateryna (Ukrainian), Cadi, Catrin (Welsh)
Karen Celebrities
Karen Carpenter - musician,
