Variations on Karen

[Elambert83]

I have today found out I am expecting another girl. I already have 'Freya Evangeline'

My mum whose name was Karen died last year unexpectedly aged 57 and although I don't like the name Karen, I was wondering what variation I could possibly use as a middle name or even first name if its nice enough.

Thanks

Keryn, Karrin, Caron, Karrena/Carina, kiera/Ciara

Sorry for your loss. 💐

As you don’t really like the name Karen, did your mum maybe have a name that she liked that you could use? Or maybe a favourite place or flower that would make a good name? Something that reminds you of your mum?

I love Karo or Caro to rhyme with 'tarot'.

Kara or Karina would be nice.

I don’t think these names really work tbh.
I think your options are:

1. Use Karen as a middle name (if she doesn’t want to tell her friends her middle name she doesn’t have to.)
2. use your mother’s maiden name? Or the name of a place she was born? Or her middle name?
3. Find something that particularly reminds you of your mum? - like if she loved painting, use a name that means painter of if she loved gardening a name to do with that?

So I wouldn’t want to use my mum’s name for instance (it’s not a name that has dated well) but I know the name she loved and would have used if she’d had a second daughter, so I could use that.

Definitely Kerensa. The name is spelt in various ways so I think you could even get away with Karensa. So your mum's name is properly in there and it means love, so a perfect tribute.

Corinne, "CO-rinn"

I sure hope Karen soon loses the ridiculous current stigma.
What was your mum's middle name, OP?

oops,I wrote that pronunciation guide wrong, sorry, can tell I'm not a linguist.
In my family it's "co-RINN" (emphasis 2nd syllable.

I'd go with Karen.

The misogynistic pricks sharing memes about it will disappear soon. I think they already are doing unless I've just deleted most of them!

Karenza and karenina sound a bit silly

I think Karensa is perfect.

The Karen thing will go so don’t worry about that.
It’s lovely to name her after your mum.
Did your mum have a middle name, or could you use Karen as the baby’s middle name instead.

How about the Arabic Karima which I think means kind.

Kara
Karina
Katerina
Katie
Keira
Katrina
Kyra

Carin
Caren
Keren
Kara
Kary
Karina
Or her maiden name

Carrie