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Karen (1)
[Karen 词源字典]
Mongoloid people of Burma, 1759, from Burmese
ka-reng
"wild, dirty, low-caste man" [OED].
[Karen etymology, Karen origin, 英语词源]
Karen (2)
fem. proper name, Danish shortened form of
Katherine
. Rare before 1928; a top-10 name for girls born in the U.S. 1951-1968.