Karen
A female given name from DanishA female given name from Danish.
» Karen is not angry with me.
Karen ist nicht wütend auf mich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Карен на меня не сердится. — odexed
Карен не гнівається на мене. — rmdas
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5 sensesA female given name from Danish.
Ка́ренKárɛn
(historical)One of the seven great Parthian feudal families.
A transliteration of the Armenian male given name Կարեն (Karen).
Каре́нKarén
A group of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken by people of the Karen ethnic group, also called Karenic.
Former name of Kayin (“state (administrative division) of Myanmar”).
Examples
28 sentencesKaren is not angry with me.
Карен не гнівається на мене. — rmdas
ruКарен на меня не сердится. — odexed
deKaren ist nicht wütend auf mich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Karen bought a lot of things at the flea market.
Карен купила багато речей на блошиному ринку. — deniko
ruКарен купила много вещей на блошином рынке. — Selena777
deKaren hat auf dem Flohmarkt einen Haufen Zeug gekauft. — Manfredo
Karen went there herself.
Карен пішла туди сама. — rmdas
ruКарен пошла туда сама. — odexed
Karen asked to speak to the manager.
Karen demanded to speak to the manager.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Danish Karen, a vernacular form of Catherine that arose in medieval Denmark. The sensFrom Danish Karen, a vernacular form of Catherine that arose in medieval Denmark. The sense "middle-aged woman" comes from the popularity of the name among baby boomers and Gen-Xers. The derogatory usage was popularized via African-American Vernacular English.
From Parthian 𐭊𐭓𐭍𐭉 (krny /Kārēn/), from Old Iranian. The Armenian name is from Armenian Կարեն (Karen), from the same Parthian name.
From Burmese ကရင် (ka.rang), of disputed origin.
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