Karan

See also: karan, karán, and kárán

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Karan

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

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Karan

1. A male given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.
   • 2007, Ranjani Mazumdar, Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City, University of Minnesota Press, page 227:

     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.”

Turkish

Proper noun

Karan

1. a male given name
2. a surname