Origin and popularity of the name KAREN
Origin
Karen : 1: Czech: from Kara or Kára derivatives of the personal name Karel (see Charles).2: Jewish (Israeli): from the Hebrew noun meaning ‘ray (of sunlight)’ a Hebraicized form of some original Ashkenazic surname.
Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
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