This is not a good time to be named Karen.
A “Karen” is someone who demands to speak to the manager.
She mayrefuse to wear a face maskor exhibit racism.
The name itself doesn’t have any particularly abhorrent meaning.
According toBehind the Name, Karen is a Danish nickname forKatherinethat became popular in English-speaking countries after the 1930s.
Katherine, in turn, comes from the Greek name Aikaterine.
It has also been associated with the Greek term “katharos,” which means “pure.”
Plenty of real life and fictional characters have been named Karen, from actressKaren GillantoMean Girlscharacter Karen Smith.
Why is the name Karen getting so much hate?
So how did the name Karen become so reviled?
It’s not the name itself, it’s the era that it represents.
“Shirley is in her 80s, Jennifer is in her 40s and Harper is not yet 18.
And Karen is perennially 55, even if she isn’t.”
