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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

  1. A middle-aged white woman exhibiting a sense of...

Ancestry of “Karen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishKaren—
2DanishKatharinaCatherine

Words derived from “Karen”

  • Karen
Every word from Danish Katharina →