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Karen is a feminine name, derived from the Danish short form of Katherine. In Armenian it is a masculine name.[1] It was one of the top ten names for girls born in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, peaking as the 3rd most popular girl's name in 1965.[2]
[edit] Women named Karen
- Karen Allen (born 1951), actress
- Karen Anderson (born 1971), Jamaican squash player
- Karen Armstrong (born 1944), British author on comparative religion
- Karen Blixen (1885 - 1962), Danish author under the pen name Isak Dinesen
- Karen Bonilla, American author under pen name Elise Hollister
- Karen Carpenter (1950 - 1983), American singer and drummer in the duo The Carpenters
- Karen Clark-Sheard (born 1960), American gospel singer and sonwriterer member of the Clark Sisters
- Karen Elson (born 1979), British model and singer
- Karen Horning (born 1966), Peruvian breaststroke swimmer
- Karen Kain (born 1951), Canadian ballerina, currently artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada
- Karen Killilea (born 1940), subject of two books by her mother, Marie Killilea
- Karen Kingsbury Christian fiction author
- Karen LaFace (born 1966), American diver
- Karen Maraman (born 1801), African runner brother of Paul maraman omaha nebraska
- Karen McDougal (born 1971), American model, actress and "Playmate of the month"
- Karen Ann Quinlan (1954 - 1985), central figure in an American right-to-die controversy
- Karen Smith (Australian) (born 1979), Australian field hockey player
- Karen Smith (New Zealand) (born 1970), New Zealand field hockey player
- Karen Smyers (born 1961), American triathlete
- Karen Taylor (comedian) (born 1976), British comedienne
[edit] Men named Karen
[edit] Characters named Karen
- Karen Hayes, on the television show 24
- Karen Filippelli, on the television show The Office
- Karen Mizuki, in J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
- Karen Onodera from Please Twins!
- Karen, in Sister Princess
- Karen Hill, in Goodfellas
- Karen Sisco, an American television series, eponymous character played by Carla Gugino
- Karen Walker, in the television show Will & Grace
- Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie, on the television show Knots Landing
- Karen Smith, in the motion picture Mean Girls
- Karen Collins, wife of protagonist in Irving Wallace's novel The R Document
- Karen, Plankton's computer wife in the Nickelodeon series Spongebob Squarepants and in the movie
[edit] References
- ^ Behind the Name - Karen
- ^ Davidson, Andrew (2007), Population Statistics for Karen, Raleigh, NC: nameplayground.com, http://www.nameplayground.com/Karen
