Կարէն
Old Armenian
Etymology
Borrowing from Iranian: compare Parthian 𐭊𐭓𐭍𐭉 (krny), Persian قارن (Qâran).
Proper noun
Կարէն • (Karēn)
- a male given name, Karen.
Declension
i-type
Descendants
- → Armenian: Կարեն (Karen)
Further reading
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1944) “Կարէն”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 24) (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 613–614
- J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837) “Կարէն”, in Baṙgirkʻ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan. Anuankʻ anjancʻ [Armenian–Italian Dictionary. Appendix of Personal Names], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 1501a