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The name Karen originates as a sacred name, there is a holy energy in it and in ancient languages means Ray of light. As a researcher I find it makes sense that society sometimes puts down things that are sacred or holy, if your name is Karen and you are reading this don’t forget your origins are sacred and holy… from the light. This world doesn’t always align with things of the light, the good, the kind and tries to make them look bad.
I’m sorry for that, we have 2 Karens in our extended family and they are both the coolest and best people ever!

A Karen is a woman often with the blonde "I want to speak to your manager" bob haircut who will complain about anything and everything to the manager of a store. They often feel entitled to compensation for the slightest inconvenience when something doesn't go her way.

Also spelt Caireann, Cairenn or Ciaran. In Irish Gaelic, it means "little friend or little beloved."

Japanese 可憐 is used for a girl's name, and pronounced KAREN, and the meaning is "lovely" or "cute". The word originates not from the West but from Chinese. But the Chinese meaning of 可憐 is "pitiful" or "poor", and it's not used for Chinese names.
Historically Japanese meaning have changed from "pitiful" to "should be protected" and to "lovely".

The name Karen means "Ray of Light or Beam of Light" in Hebrew. In the Torah and with regards to the Big Bang, the name Karen is often associated with the Hebrew word "Ohr" which only means "light." Together, the term "Karen Ohr," has transformed into the defining "burst of energy" or "intense rays of lightbeams" that first lit up the universe at the very beginning of human creation as we know it.

I'd really wish every single website about names did some actual research (like Behind the Name) and stopped stating that the meaning of Katherine and its variants is "pure." The meaning of the original name is very much uncertain, and if did originate from the Greek "katharos", it would be more appropriate to attach its meaning to the more literal sense of the word: catharsis.

May also be traced back to the Hebrew name 'Keren', which means "horn", and appears several times in that form in the Old Testament.

Karen means "pure maiden".