Karan

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name of North American usage, variant of Karen.
  2. 2
    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.”"

Example

More examples

"We found someone who might be able to help. Anthony Prozzi is a senior designer at Ford in Michigan. He has been with the company for twelve years. But, he started his career in clothing design. Before he left to study car design, he worked for the menswear department of Donna Karan in New York."

Etymology

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

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