Karen
Meaning of Karen
Karen is a popular and timeless name for baby girls. It is pronounced as KAIR-en in both American English (/ˈkɛr.ən/) and British English (/ˈkæ.rən/). Variations of the name include Karin and Karyn. Karen has been a consistently used name in the United States, with its popularity peaking in the 1960s. In recent years, it has become less common but still maintains a moderate level of usage. For parents seeking a classic and elegant name for their daughter, Karen is an excellent choice.
Pronunciation
British English
- Pronunced as KAIR-en (/ˈkæ.rən/)
American English
- Pronunced as KAIR-en (/ˈkɛr.ən/)
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Notable People Named Karen
| Baroness Karen Blixen, also known as Isak Dinesen and Tania Blixen, was a Danish author who wrote in both Danish and English. |
| Karen Anne Carpenter was a highly successful American singer and drummer known for her distinctive three-octave contralto range and praised vocal skills as part of the duo the Carpenters. |
| Karen Sheila Gillan is a Scottish actress and filmmaker known for her role as Amy Pond in Doctor Who and for her work in British film and television. |
| Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck is an American mathematician and a pioneer in modern geometric analysis, known for her contributions to the field and her distinguished academic career. |
| Karen Kingsbury is an American Christian novelist known for her inspirational fiction, born in Fairfax, Virginia. |
| Karen Alter - Karen J. Alter is an accomplished American academic known for her interdisciplinary work on international law's influence in international and domestic politics, particularly in the field of comparative international courts and the politics of international regime complexity. |
| Karen Narasaki - Karen K. Narasaki is an American civil rights leader and human rights activist, known for her work as a Commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights and as the former president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC. |
| Karen O'Shannacery - Karen O’Shannacery is a Canadian homeless advocate and former executive director of the Lookout Emergency Aid Society in Vancouver. |
| Karen Russell is an acclaimed American novelist and short story writer, known for her Pulitzer Prize finalist debut novel Swamplandia! and recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant" in 2013. |
| Karen Chance is an American novelist known for her work in the fantasy genre, and has lived in various countries including France, Great Britain, Hong Kong, and New Orleans. |
| Karen Valentine is an American actress best known for her role in the ABC comedy drama series Room 222 and for winning a Primetime Emmy Award. |
| Karen M. McManus is a renowned American author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling novel One of Us Is Lying and its sequels, as well as for her standalone novel Two Can Keep a Secret. |
| Karen Nussbaum is an American labor leader and founding director of Working America, born in Chicago to parents who were active in the anti-Vietnam movement. |
| Karen Jean Meech - Karen J. Meech is an American planetary astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy (IfA) of the University of Hawaiʻi. |
| Karen, a Danish R&B singer, gained fame with her debut album "En til en" in 2000, and her hit song "Vis mig du' min mand," eventually winning Best R&B at the Danish Music Awards. |
