Karen staat niet in de Bijbel — de “pure” betekenis komt van Katherine

Karen is not in the Bible. It is the Danish short form of Katherine, a Greek name whose origin is unknown. Early Christians linked Katherine with katharos, the Greek word for “pure,” and that link is why Karen is so often said to mean “pure.” Where does the name Karen come from? Karen began in Denmark as a short form of Katherine and became common in the English-speaking world after the 1930s. In the United States it was the eighth…