What does Karen mean?

Definitions for Karen
kəˈrɛnkaren

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Karen.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Karen, Karenicnoun

    the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands

Wiktionary

  1. Karennoun

    A female given name from Ancient Greek.

    Left you a lover in that far land, / O Karen sad, that you pine so long! / Would I could unravel and understand / That sorrowful, sweet Norwegian song!

  2. Etymology: From 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.

Wikipedia

  1. Karen

    The Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network (KAREN), now known simply as the REANNZ Network, is a high-capacity, ultra high-speed national research and education network (NREN) connecting New Zealand's tertiary institutions, research organisations, libraries, schools and museums, and the rest of the world. REANNZ (Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand Ltd), a Crown-owned not-for-profit company, owns and operates KAREN. Commissioned in late 2006, KAREN links to other established regional and national research and education networks, notably to JANET in the UK and to the Pacific Northwest Gigapop in Seattle.

ChatGPT

  1. karen

    A "Karen" is a term, usually used pejournatively, that originated from the internet and popular culture to describe a specific type of character. A Karen is generally depicted as a middle-aged, entitled, often racist and ignorant woman who uses her privilege to demand her own way at the expense of others. Behavior attributed to people named as Karens includes demanding to "speak to the manager”, refusing to wear a mask during the Covid-19 pandemic, or calling the police on people of color for minor or non-existent reasons. The term has been criticized for being sexist and ageist.

Editors Contribution

  1. karen

    an unnecessarily entitled, demanding, or racist woman

    That Karen wants to speak to the manager.

    Etymology: A common name for middle-aged women


    Submitted by ryan_1 on August 2, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. KAREN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Karen is ranked #36695 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Karen surname appeared 609 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Karen.

    81.4% or 496 total occurrences were White.
    7% or 43 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    4.4% or 27 total occurrences were Black.
    4.1% or 25 total occurrences were Asian.

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British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Karen' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2548

Anagrams for Karen »

  1. naker

  2. anker

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Karen in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Karen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Karen in a Sentence

  1. Karen Diver:

    If Karen Diver're coming for the clean water, can we still promise Karen Diver clean water with 50,000 or 100,000 more people ? don't kill the thing you love, you know ?

  2. Shelley Morrison:

    Rosario is one of my all-time favorite characters, karen Walker reminds me a lot of my own mother, who loved animals and children, but Karen Walker would not suffer fools.

  3. Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri:

    He can come on with a relatively genteel persona that is calm, or he can come in very aggressive and be aggressive in a way that you would not normally see a presidential, you know Republican nominee behave and so we're preparing for either one. Fox News can confirm that two of the most experienced debate strategists – D.C. lawyer Karen Dunn and former Al Gore aide Ron Klain -- have been overseeing the Westchester County debate prep. Dunn famously told President Obama to punch Mitt Romney in the mouth after a lackluster debate performance in 2012. The Clinton campaign and surrogates meanwhile are trying to get under Trump’s skin by circulating a 19-page list of Trump’s.

  4. Karen Kasich:

    I'm really, really positive, up'til now, you know, the celebrity candidates have been the story. I'm not Karen Kasich.

  5. United States:

    This year marks my father's 100th birthday and the 75th anniversary of Karen Korematsu v. United States decision. At these milestones, it is a reminder that we must' Stand Up For What is Right' and' Stop Repeating History' by enacting a law that will ensure what happened to my father and 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry can never be done to anyone again in the United States.

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