Karen (name)

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Karen
Given Name

Gender Both
Meaning pure
Language of Origin Danish
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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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  1. ^ Birthcare, LLC (2007), Meaning and origin of Karen, Katy, TX: mybirthcare.com, <http://www.mybirthcare.com/favorites/F/Danish/meaning.asp?name=Karen> 
  2. ^ Davidson, Andrew (2007), Population Statistics for Karen, Raleigh, NC: nameplayground.com, <http://www.nameplayground.com/Karen>