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Karen vs Linda - What's the difference?

karen | linda |

As proper nouns the difference between karen and linda

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 Linda is {{given name|female|from=Germanic}}.

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

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    linda

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Lynda

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1752 Countess D'Aulnoi, Thomas Parnell: The Court of Queen Mab. Tales of Fairies . London,M.Cooper, MDCCLII.page 328:
  • The Orange-Tree'' stood in a Wood which belong'd to a Princess, who liv'd in a magnificent Palace not far off, and us'd to walk there. This Princess was young, beautiful and witty, and her Name ''Linda .
  • * 1946 Jack Lawrence: Linda ( a popular song ) :
  • When I go to sleep / I never count sheep / I count all the charms about Linda .

    Usage notes

    * Linda was the most popular name for women born in the U.S. 1947-1952.

    Anagrams

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