Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Karen

KAREN (1)

GENDER: Feminine

PRONOUNCED: KER-ən (English), KAR-ən (English) [key]

Meaning & History

Danish short form of KATHERINE. It has been common in the English-speaking world since the 1940s.

Related Names

VARIANTS: Caja, Ina, Kaja (Danish), Caren, Caryn, Karena, Karyn, Kerena (English)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Katerina (Bulgarian), Ina, Kata, Kate, Katica, Tina (Croatian), Katka (Czech), Katinka, Katja, Cato, Ina, Karin, Rina, Tina, Tineke, Trijntje (Dutch), Kaisa, Kati, Riina, Triinu (Estonian), Kaarina, Kaija, Kaisa, Karin, Kata, Kati, Katri, Riina (Finnish), Kalena (Hawaiian), Kata, Katalinka, Kati, Kató, Kitti (Hungarian), Cáit, Ríona (Irish), Rina (Italian), Katrė (Lithuanian), Karina, Kasia (Polish), Cátia (Portuguese), Katenka, Katerina, Katia, Katya, Karina (Russian), Katka (Slovak), Katja, Katica (Slovene), Katja, Cajsa, Carin, Carina, Ina, Kai, Kaj, Kaja, Kajsa, Karin, Karina (Swedish), Cadi (Welsh)

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