Karen

Karen is a unisex name of Danish, English, French, Greek, Latin, Scandinavian and Swedish origin. Meaning in Danish, English, Greek, Scandinavian and Swedish: Pure. Meaning in French: Pure, clear. Form of the Latin Katharina, from the Greek Aikaterina. Meaning in Latin: Pure, clear. Form of the Latin ‘Katharina’, from the Greek Aikaterina’. It was borne by a number of saints, including St Catherine of Alexandria, a 4th century martyr who suffered torture on a spiked wheel. Karen is a short form of Katherine, abbreviation of Katherine, variant of Catherine and variant of Katherine. The name has 5 letters.