Where does “Karen” come from?
Karen is the English form of Danish Karen, from Danish Katharina, a variant of the name Katherine.
Karen (English): A middle-aged white woman exhibiting a sense of...
Definitions
- A middle-aged white woman exhibiting a sense of...
Ancestry of “Karen”, step by step
Karen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ကရင်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကရင် | wild, low-caste man |