Name: Karen

Gender: Female

Usage: Karen, of biblical origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.

People having the name Karen are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Variants: For another variant of the name Karen across the world, see Karin.

Meaning: The meaning of the name Karen is: Pure.

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Numerology of the first name Karen: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 22. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: visionary, successful, leader, innovative, genius.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Successful, Visionary
Ruling planet: Uranus
Colors: Blue, Gray
Gemstones: Sapphire

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The name Karen is ranked on the 40th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.

We estimate that there are at least 7695300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.106% of the population. The name Karen has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.

The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Karen for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:

The name day of Karen is 5 March.

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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.

Meaning & History: Karen - Danish short form of "Katherine". It has been common in the English-speaking world since the 1940s. Variants: Caja, Kaja (Danish), Caren, Caryn, Karena, Karyn, Kerena, Karen (English). Usage: Danish, Norwegian, German, English.

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In Iran and Armenia, Karen is a common masculine given name.

The masculine given name Karen derived from the persian name of Karen (Caren) House (one of the Seven aristocratic families of Parthian) [Seven Parthian clans]. Several persian princes named Karen (Caren) are known living before and after teh Islamic period. The Karen (Caren) house were ruled the Tabarstan (Gilan state and Mazandaran state) of Iran.

In Armenian, Karen (a masculine given name) refers also to the ancient Armenian masculine given name Kar (Kar Haykazuni – king of ancient Armenia, 1287-1283 B.C., Hayk Nahapet dynasty).

Masculine given name Garen - is Western Armenian transliteration of Eastern Armenian Karen.

Masculine given name Karen was mentioned by (prominent Armenian historian from the period of late antiquity) Movses Khorenatsi (ca. 410–490s AD; Armenian: Մովսես Խորենացի) in his book the History of the Armenia (History of the Armenia by Movses Khorenatsi: Book_2_#28 and Book_2_#68).

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Karen can also be a surname.


Danish form of Katherine, first introduced to the English-speaking world by Scandinavian settlers in America. It has been used in Britain only since the 1950s, but has become very popular.

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2 June 2020
Olga Hernandez Keren is one the three daughters of Job (the other two being Jemima and Kezia) after his great loss. Keren means "glorious dignity," "ray of light", "horn" or "fund". Its short for Keren-happuch in Hebrew. The daughters were renowned for their beauty and wisdom. The were also the only daughters mentioned which suggests they were significant. Hope this helps :)