Kerensa?

[SageGreenShoes]

What do you think? Alternative spelling is Kerenza, which I think I might prefer. Cornish name, meaning 'love'. Not Cornish, just think it's beautiful.

@OhhhhhhhhBiscuits ,did you mean Lowenna?

Yes, I think my fat fingers got in the way!

My name is very similar to this.

I love it!

It's true that people spell it Karen. I've even had banks sign me up as Karen when my name clearly isn't that on the application nor was my passport that I supplied. It WILL happen. But many names come with confusions of sorts.

I much prefer Kensa, my niece’s name. Not very common. I’m Cornish but not keen on Demelza or Kerenza for no particular reason though. Certainly do not associate Kerenza with Karen, not that I dislike that name either.
I know a couple of Lamornas. Yes, a place in Cornwall but sounds nice.

Demelza is a place name. It was used as a name by Winston Graham in Poldark.

I have never heard the name Kerensa/Kerenza before (I am not from the UK), but I think it's a beautiful name!

I don’t understand everyone saying it’s close to Karen, sounds very different to me

Lovely name, I like the Kerenza spelling 😊

It’s nice, I know someone with the name and prefer the s spelling she has.

Ooooh, I love Lowenna!

@SageGreenShoes , I do too. Kerensa sounds quite harsh IMO but Lowenna is pretty and sound quite melodic.

Elowen will get mispronounced. It's Elo-OW-en but will get people saying it as EL-ow-en. Lowenna works better.

Better with a z

Prefer Keziah though

Or Karina

Love it

I usually like Cornish names. But I'd never heard this one before and it instantly makes me think of a credenza, especially if you spell it with a C.

No I don’t like it

I know 5 Kerenza's (all with different spellings) and none of them have any association to the name Karen. So don't worry about that.

Was on our list a long time ago. Lowenna means joy if I remember right.

I know one aged 6, spelt Carenza though.

I like Carenza. Carenza Lewis was one of the main archaeologists on Time Team.

But look at all the Karen comments on here.

Well that's maybe outside of Cornwall. But here it definitely doesn't. It's nothing like the name Karen.

It's not like it in meaning but the K-r-n is common to both, so perhaps it's a bit like saying Cleo, Chloe and Clara or Evie, Eva, Ava and Ivy are similar.
I quite like the name Karen.

ny baby is called Kerensa and I love it! We couldn’t choose between Kerensa and Wren and realised of she’s Kerensa she could be Ren for short! And a positive Karen story the final reason we settled on it was that our midwife when she was born was called Karen so it seemed to fit

Kerenza is lovely..I live in Cornwall and know many of the following;
Kerenza
Demelza
Morwenna
Elowen
Lowenna
We have some great names