Karan

K5A1R1A1N1

proper noun

A female given name of North American usage, variant of Karen.

OriginSanskrit कर्ण →
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Meanings

Karan1

proper noun
  1. A female given name of North American usage, variant of Karen.

Karan2

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.

    Sharmishta Roy, who did the sets of K3G, has this to say about Johar: “Karan cannot handle dirt, he cannot deal with grime, he went to Chandni Chowk and almost fainted.”

    2007, Ranjani Mazumdar, Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City, University of Minnesota Press, page 227

Origin

  1. Sanskritकर्ण“Karna”
  2. EnglishKaran

Derived from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa, “Karna”). Doublet of Karna.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

KarnaarkanrakanNarka
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APA

Karan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karan

MLA

“Karan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Karan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karan.

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