Karen (name)
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| Gender | Both |
| Meaning | pure |
| Language of Origin | Danish |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Karen |
Karen is a given name.
As a female name, Danish form of the name Katherine and means "pure". [1] It was one of the top ten names for girls born in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, peaking as the 3rd most popular girl's name in 1965.[2]
In Armenian, the name Karen is masculine and its origins lie in an exiled Armenian prince in Persia.
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[edit] Women named Karen
- Karen Allen, American actress
- Karen Armstrong, historian of religion, bestselling author
- Karen Blixen, Danish author
- Karen Carpenter, singer/drummer in the music act The Carpenters
- Karen Clark-Sheard, famous Gospel singer and also a member of a female Gospel group, The Clark Sisters
- Karen Kain, former prima ballerina, current artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada
- Karen McDougal, American model and Playboy Playmate
- Karen Ann Quinlan, important American historical figure in the right-to-die debate
- Karen Sisco, an American television series, title character played by Carla Gugino
- Karen Smyers, American triathlete
- Karen Wulgaert, belgian artist
[edit] Men named Karen
- Karen Asrian, Armenian chess player
- Karen Demirchyan, Armenian politician
- Karen Khachaturian, Armenian composer
- Karen Shakhnazarov, Russian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter of Armenian origins
[edit] Characters named Karen
- Karen Filippelli, on the television show The Office
- Karen Mizuki, in J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
- Karen, in Sister Princess
- Karen Hill, in Goodfellas
- Karen Walker, in the television show Will & Grace
[edit] References
- ^ Birthcare, LLC (2007), Meaning and origin of Karen, Katy, TX: mybirthcare.com, <http://www.mybirthcare.com/favorites/F/Danish/meaning.asp?name=Karen>
- ^ Davidson, Andrew (2007), Population Statistics for Karen, Raleigh, NC: nameplayground.com, <http://www.nameplayground.com/Karen>
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