Where does “Karen” come from?

Karen (Cebuano) comes from English Karen, from Danish Karen, from Danish Katharina — Catherine.

Ancestry of “Karen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKarenA middle-aged white woman exhibiting a sense of...
2DanishKaren—
3DanishKatharinaCatherine
Every word from Danish Katharina →Every word from Danish Karen →Every word from English Karen →
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