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Karen vs Judy - What's the difference?

karen | judy |

As proper nouns the difference between karen and judy

is that karen is {{given name|female|from=Ancient Greek}}. First taken up as a given name in the U.S.A., and popular in the English-speaking world from the 1950s to the 1970s while Judy is a diminutive of Judith, also used as a formal female given name.

karen

English

(wikipedia Karen)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) Karen.

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • . First taken up as a given name in the U.S.A., and popular in the English-speaking world from the 1950s to the 1970s.
  • * 1878 , Drift-Weed , Houghton, Osgood,1878, page 28 ("Karen"):
  • Left you a lover in that far land, / O Karen sad, that you pine so long! / Would I could unravel and understand / That sorrowful, sweet Norwegian song!
  • * 1918 Cecily Ullman Sidgwick, Karen , W.Collins, 1918, page 12:
  • I was not called Karen after Hans Andersen's dancing girl, but after a Danish friend of my mother's who married an Englishman and was my godmother. So much for our family affairs.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A group of languages of Myanmar and Thailand.
  • Etymology 3

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    judy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Judie

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of Judith, also used as a formal female given name.
  • Quotations

    * 1931 Rose Fyleman: Punch and Judy : *: "Punch," said Judy , *: "You're looking moody." *: "Judy ," said Punch, *: "I want my lunch ." * 1989 Judy Carter: Stand-up Comedy: A Book Dell Publ.1989. ISBN 0440502438 page 35: *: I've never met an old person named Judy'. Now that's true. Maybe something happens to girls with young names like Debby, ' Judy , and Susie. At a certain age they make you change it to Doris, Edna, or Myrtle. English diminutives of female given names