Caren

Nice! I like it a lot better than Karen, but I still like Karen. Sad pity the name now gets so much hate for obvious reasons!

It's much better than Karen, no offense. It looks much prettier, and more feminine. I really like it, but I despise Karen. All of you who have the name Caren, be proud of it! Sorry to all the Karen's but I hate that name.

This is my aunt's name, she's over 50 now, the name still sounds fresh and the spelling is less common than the overused and dated Karen. I think my grandparents choose Caren over Karen because my grandfather's name was Carl so they carried on the 'C'.

A surprisingly good variant. It doesn't look unnatural and the word 'care' doesn't stick out in an unpleasant way.
I still prefer Karen, though.

I chose Caren as my pen name because I love the different spelling - it gives the name a sort of ... uniqueness, in a way, that Karen doesn't have.

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However, now, whenever I try to type "care" I end up typing "Caren".

Something about the spelling of Caren makes it take on a characteristic that is different from Karen. For some reason, it looks fresher and less dated than Karen does.

My name is Caren. When I was little, I never liked my name. In fact, I hated it. But now, I love my name and find it very lovely. And you don't see the spelling quite often, either. =]

Unlike the original spelling, KAREN, Caren sounds stronger, cooler and more modern than Karen. Karen sounds kind of dull, while Caren sounds cooler and more suitable for the younger generation.