Karen (name)
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| Karen | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkærən/ KARR-ən |
| Gender | unisex |
| Language(s) | Armenian |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | pure |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Katherine, Karina, Karin |
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In English, Karen is usually a feminine given name.
The name Karen was one of the top 10 names for girls born in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, peaking as the 3rd most popular girl's name in 1965.[1]
In Armenian, Karen is a masculine given name derived from ancient Armenian masculine given name Kar (Kar Haykazuni – king of ancient Armenia, 1287—1283 B.C., Hayk Nahapet dynasty). Some thought that Armenian masculine given name Karen derived from the name a prince of Karen (Caren) of Persian origin, having his origins probably from the name of House of Karen, aristocratic family, one of so-called Parthian clans.
Karen can also be a surname.
Famous people named Karen
First name
- Karen Allen (born 1951), American actress
- Karen Anderson (born 1971), Jamaican squash player
- Karen Armstrong (born 1944), British author on comparative religion
- Karen Black (1939-2013), American actress
- Karen Blixen (1885–1962), Danish author under the pen name Isak Dinesen
- Karen Carpenter (1950–1983), American singer and drummer in the duo The Carpenters
- Karen Clark-Sheard (born 1960), American gospel singer and songwriter, member of the Clark Sisters
- Karen Dunne (born 1967), American track and road cyclist
- Karen Elson (born 1979), British model and singer
- Karen Gillan (born 1987), Scottish actress
- Karen Hassan (born 1981), Northern Irish actress
- Karen Horning (born 1966), Peruvian breaststroke swimmer
- Karen Kain (born 1951), Canadian ballerina, currently artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada
- Karen Kotte (dead 1509), Danish merchant
- Karen Killilea (born 1940), subject of two books by her mother, Marie Killilea
- Karen Kingsbury (born 1963), Christian fiction author
- Karen Kohanowich, former United States Navy diver
- Karen Kurreck (born 1962), American road cyclist
- Karen LaFace (born 1966), American diver
- Karen Lancaume (1973–2005), French pornographic actress
- Karen McDougal (born 1971), American model, actress and Playboy Playmate
- Karen Mok (born 1970), Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter
- Karen Mulder (born 1968), Dutch model and singer
- Karen L. Nyberg (born 1969), American astronaut
- Karen Pickering (born 1971), British swimmer
- Karen Ann Quinlan (1954–1985), central figure in an American right-to-die controversy
- Karen Smith (Australian) (born 1979), Australian field hockey player
- Karen Smith (New Zealand) (born 1970), New Zealand field hockey player
- Karen Smyers (born 1961), American triathlete
- Karen Taylor (comedian) (born 1976), British comedienne
- Karen Friedman, wife of mobster Henry Hill, depicted in Goodfellas
- Karen Cashman, an American short track speed skater
Mononym
- Karen (singer), (full name Karen Rosenberg), Danish R&B singer
Surname
- Anna Karen (born 1936), British actress
Armenian men named Karen
- Karen Asrian (1980–2008), Armenian chess grandmaster
- Karen Demirchyan (1932–1999), Armenian politician
- Karen Drambjan (1954–2011), Armenian-born Estonian lawyer, politician and activist
- Karen Khachaturian (1920-2011), Armenian/Russian composer
- Karen Sargsyan (born 1983 or 1984), Arrested in California for fraudulent use of a card scanning device[2]
- Karen Shakhnazarov (born 1952), Russian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter of Armenian origins
Fictional people named Karen
Live action
- Karen Barclay, on the hit 1988 horror film Child's Play
- Karen Hayes, on the television series 24
- Karen Filippelli, on the television series The Office
- Karen Sisco, an American television series, eponymous character played by Carla Gugino
- Karen Walker, in the television series Will & Grace
- Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie, on the television series Knots Landing
- Karen Smith, in the motion picture Mean Girls
- Karen Collins, wife of protagonist in Irving Wallace's novel The R Document
- Karen Darling, on the television series Dirty Sexy Money
- Karen Pelly, from the Canadian series Corner Gas
- Chief Karen Vicks, a character from the American television dramedy Psych
- Karen Mizuki, in J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
- Karen Spencer on the CBS Daytime Soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
Cartoon
- Karen Araragi, in Bakemonogatari
- Karen Onodera from Please Twins!
- Karen, in Sister Princess
- Karen (Pokémon), a character in Pokémon media
- Karen, Plankton's computer wife in the Nickelodeon series SpongeBob SquarePants and in the movie
- Karen Minazuki, in Yes! Pretty Cure 5
- Karen Kasumi, a firemaster in anime and manga X/1999
- Karen, companion of Frosty the Snowman
Other
- Karen languages
- Karen people
- Tropical Storm Karen (disambiguation)
See also
- Garen (disambiguation)
References
- ↑ Davidson, Andrew (2007), Population Statistics for Karen, Raleigh, NC: nameplayground.com
- ↑ "Thousand Oaks Deputies Arrest Suspect for Using Unauthorized Scanning Device at Chase Bank ATM". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
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