Karen = PurePeople often ask me - what does my name mean?Sometimes, I also ask the others if his or her name means something.These are not important but it is good to know about each other in our cultures of mankind.
For my friends who want to know, the meanings of (Western) given names:
Men’s Names (K)
Karl: (Germanic) Manly
Keith: (Gaelic) The wind; woods
Kelvin: (Celtic) Warrior friend
Kenneth: (Celtic) Handsome or comely
Kent: (Old English) Open country
Kermit: (Celtic) God of arms
Kerwin: (Germanic) Love, friend
Kevin: (Celtic) Handsome birth
Kirby: (Germanic) Village with a church
Women’s Names (K)
Karen: (Greek-Danish) Pure
Karla: (Germanic) Man
Katharine, Kathleen: (Greek) Pure
Kay: (Greek, Latin) Pure; rejoicing
Kirsten: Latin) Christian
Source: Smith, Elsdon C. “Vocabulary of Given Names.” The World Book Dictionary. 1968 edition. 1968.
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Karl: (Germanic) Manly
Keith: (Gaelic) The wind; woods
Kelvin: (Celtic) Warrior friend
Kenneth: (Celtic) Handsome or comely
Kent: (Old English) Open country
Kermit: (Celtic) God of arms
Kerwin: (Germanic) Love, friend
Kevin: (Celtic) Handsome birth
Kirby: (Germanic) Village with a church
Women’s Names (K)
Karen: (Greek-Danish) Pure
Karla: (Germanic) Man
Katharine, Kathleen: (Greek) Pure
Kay: (Greek, Latin) Pure; rejoicing
Kirsten: Latin) Christian
Source: Smith, Elsdon C. “Vocabulary of Given Names.” The World Book Dictionary. 1968 edition. 1968.
Picture: http://www.visionpublicationsltd.com/catalog/images/pure.jpg
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