Karen (first name)
Karen is a female given name. It is the Danish, later also the English version of Katharina (from Greek the pure ).
Karen is used very often in the Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian countries. In Japan it has also become a common first name.
Karen is a male given name in Armenia.
Since the 2000s, the name Karen has developed as a popular collective term for arrogant, aggressive, complacent and racist white middle class women in the USA.
Name bearers
- Karen Ackoff (* 1954), American professor
- Karen Addison (* 1970), Scottish curler
- Karen Allen (born 1951), American actress
- Karen Armstrong (* 1944), British religious scholar
- Karen Denise Aubert (* 1978), American actress
- Karen Austin (born 1955), American actress
- Karen Barad (* 1956), American physicist and philosopher
- Karen Bardsley (* 1984), English soccer player
- Karen Barritza (* 1992), Danish tennis player
- Karen Bass (* 1953), American politician
- Karen Baumeister (* 1965), German volleyball player
- Karen Black (1939–2013), American actress
- Karen Bliss (* 1963), American racing cyclist
- Karen Blixen (1885–1962), Danish writer
- Karen Böhne (* 1963), German actress
- Karen Borca (* 1948), American bassoonist
- Karen Brødsgaard (* 1978), Danish handball player
- Karen Budge (* 1949), American ski racer
- Karen Buse (* 1953), German lawyer
- Karen Carney (* 1987), English soccer player
- Karen Carpenter (1950-1983), American singer
- Karen Casey (* 1956), Australian artist
- Karen Cellini (born 1958), American actress
- Karen Chapman (born 1959), British badminton player
- Karen Cheryl (* 1955), French singer, actress and presenter
- Karen Clark (* 1945), American politician
- Karen Cliche (born 1976), Canadian actress
- Karen Corr (* 1969), Northern Irish snooker and pool player
- Karen Dalton (1937–1993), American singer
- Karen Damen (* 1974), Belgian singer
- Karen David (* 1979), British-Canadian actress
- Karen De Pastel (* 1949), American-Austrian musician
- Karen Lynne Deal (* 1957), American conductor
- Karen Dotrice (born 1955), British actress
- Karen Duve (* 1961), German writer
- Karen Ellemann (* 1969), Danish politician
- Karen-Susan Fessel (* 1964), German writer
- Karen Foo Kune (* 1982), Mauritian badminton player
- Karen Forkel (* 1970), German athlete
- Karen Fredersdorf (1892–1985), German singer and actress
- Karen Friesicke (1962–2015), German actress
- Karen Gillan (born 1987), Scottish actress
- Karen Gillon (* 1967), Scottish politician
- Karen Gloy (* 1941), German philosopher
- Karen Grassle (born 1942), American actress
- Karen Grønn-Hagen (1903–1982), Norwegian politician
- Karen Hækkerup (* 1974), Danish politician
- Karen Hagemann (* 1955), German historian
- Karen Harup (1924–2009), Danish swimmer
- Karen Haude , German hockey player
- Karen Heinrich (* 1968), German handball player
- Karen Heinrichs (* 1974), German radio and television presenter
- Karen Hempel (* 1971), German actress
- Karen Hoff (1921-2000), Danish canoeist
- Karen Holdsworth (1960–2013), British marathon runner
- Karen Holliday (* 1966), New Zealand racing cyclist
- Karen Horn (* 1966), German journalist
- Karen Horney (1885–1952), German psychoanalyst
- Karen Elliott House (* 1947), American journalist
- Karen Hughes (* 1956), American politician
- Karen Jansen (* 1971), German child actress
- Karen Jeppe (1876–1935), Danish missionary
- Karen Jespersen (* 1947), Danish politician
- Karen Jupp (* 1966), Australian badminton player
- Karen Kain (* 1951), Canadian ballet dancer
- Karen Kamensek (* 1970), American conductor
- Karen Knútsdóttir (* 1990), Icelandic handball player
- Karen Köhler (* 1974), German author and actress
- Karen Koop (* 1944), German politician
- Karen Krantzcke (1947–1977), Australian tennis player
- Karen Krauss (* 1964), German lawyer
- Karen Kurreck (* 1962), American racing cyclist
- Karen Lachmann (1916–1962), Danish fencer
- Karen Lafferty (* 1948), American singer and music teacher
- Karen Lancaume (1973-2005), French actress
- Kerrin Lee-Gartner (* 1966), Canadian ski racer
- Karen Lißon (* 1991), German volleyball player
- Karen Magnussen (* 1952), Canadian figure skater
- Karen Mantler (* 1966), American jazz musician
- Karen Markwardt (* 1974), German reporter and presenter
- Karen McCarthy (1947–2010), American politician
- Karen McCombie (born 1963), Scottish author
- Karen McDougal (* 1971), American model and actress
- Karen Meffert (1927–2010), Swiss moderator
- Karen Moe (* 1952), American swimmer
- Karen Mok (* 1970), Chinese singer and actress
- Karen Moncrieff (born 1963), American actress
- Karen Marie Moning (* 1964), American author
- Karen Morley (1909–2003), American actress
- Karen Muir (1952–2013), South African swimmer
- Karen Mulder (* 1970), Dutch mannequin, model and actress
- Karen-Lise Mynster (* 1952), Danish actress
- Karen Lujean Nyberg (* 1969), American astronaut
- Karen Marie Ørsted (* 1988), Danish singer, see MØ
- Karen Parshall (* 1955), American mathematician
- Karen Percy (* 1966), Canadian ski racer
- Karen Persyn (* 1983), Belgian ski racer
- Caren Pfleger (1945–2019), German fashion designer and former mannequin
- Karen Piepenbrink (* 1969), German ancient historian
- Karen Pryor (* 1932), American animal trainer
- Karen Putzer (* 1978), Italian ski racer
- Karen Rose (* 1964), American author
- Karen Russell (* 1981), American writer
- Karen Schacht (1900–1987), German painter
- Karen Schmeer (1970–2010), American film editor
- Karen Schönwälder (* 1959), German publicist
- Karen Senior (born 1956), Irish table tennis player
- Karen Stemmle (* 1964), Canadian ski racer
- Karen Susman (* 1942), American tennis player
- Karen Traviss (*?), English novelist
- Karen Webb (* 1971), German television presenter
- Karen Tei Yamashita (* 1951), American writer of Japanese descent
- Karen Young (born 1958), American actress
- Karen Zapata (* 1982), Peruvian chess player
Name bearer
- Karen Asrjan (1980–2008), Armenian chess player
- Karen Abgarowitsch Chatschanow (* 1996), Russian tennis player
- Karen Surenowitsch Chatschaturjan (1920–2011), Armenian-Russian composer
- Karen Demirtschjan (1932–1999), Armenian politician
- Karen Dochojan (* 1976), Armenian football player
- Karen Aschotowitsch Grigoryan (1947–1989), Soviet chess player
- Karen Levoni Grigorjan (* 1968), Armenian diplomat
- Karen Mnazakanjan (* 1977), Armenian wrestler
- Karen Movsesjan (* 1963), Armenian chess player
- Karen Shahverdyan (* 1969), Armenian painter
- Karen Arajewitsch Swassjan (* 1948), Armenian literary scholar
- Karen Avetowitsch Ter-Martirosjan (1922–2005), Soviet physicist
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Who is this "Karen" and why does she want to talk to the manager? June 7, 2020, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ^ Decoder Ring: The Karen. Podcast, 38 minutes. Slate , July 13, 2020, online . - Cady Lang: How the 'Karen Meme' Confronts the Violent History of White Womanhood. In: Time, July 6, 2020, online