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Karan

Karan proper noun: a female given name of North American usage, variant of Karen.

Proper noun (1)

Karan

  1. A female given name of North American usage, variant of Karen.

Proper noun (2)

Karan

  1. 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.”2007, Ranjani Mazumdar, Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City, University of Minnesota Press, page 227

Origin of Karan

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

Questions about Karan

What does Karan mean?
Karan means a female given name of North American usage, variant of Karen.
What part of speech is Karan?
Karan is a proper noun.

Words near Karan in the dictionary

  1. Karamojo
  2. Karamojong
  3. Karamojos
  4. Karams
  5. karamu
  6. Karan
  7. karanchi
  8. karanchis
  9. karanda
  10. karandas
  11. Karang

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