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Conference oass::babynames

Title:	A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
Notice:	BABYNAMES is now on-line and writable! Enjoy...
Moderator:	OASS::BURDEN_D

Created:	Tue Feb 13 1996
Last Modified:	Fri May 30 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	996
Total number of notes:	7139

428.0. "K, my name is Karen" by STEREO::FAHEL (Amalthea, the Silver Unicorn) Thu Aug 17 1989 08:27

    I have never really liked my name, and I want to hear what other
    opinions of it are.
    
    The only famous Karen that I can think of is the subject of the 
    book "Karen" by Marie Killilea, about a girl with CP.  It is one 
    of my favorite books, but I got a lot of teasing when I used it 
    as a subject for a book report in school.
    
    In literature, movies and TV there are few characters named Karen.  
    
    I am excluding alternate spellings (Caryn, Carin, Keren, etc.).
    I tried THAT route before, and people pretty much ignored it.
    
    The name is a derivitive of Catherine, which means "Pure".  (When
    I found that out, I teased my mother about naming my sister Cathy
    and I the same.)            
    
    Waddya think?
    
    K.C.
    
    P.S.  I LOVE my middle name, which is Theresa, but that is my mother's
    name.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
428.1	famous Karens	CHCLAT::HAGEN	Please send truffles!	`Fri Aug 18 1989 14:26`	6
	Karen Carpenter Karen Allen Karen Black . . .
428.2	Point of interest?	WORDS::SIMPSON	Igloo	`Mon Aug 21 1989 13:09`	7
	F.W.I.W. I have a friend named Karen and her sister is named Kathi...!!! -Michelle-
428.3	FWIW, Pt. II	STEREO::FAHEL	Amalthea, the Silver Unicorn	`Mon Aug 21 1989 15:00`	7
	That's OK, Michelle; My sister-in-law is Karen, and her sister is Kathy! We have fun at Family Reunions! K.C.
428.4	hey what's wrong with Karen?	MEMIT::KBOOTH		`Thu Sep 14 1989 13:03`	17
	Well, I don't understand your dislike for your name. I have never had any problem with name calling. Karen really doesn't rhyme with anything so I didn't have a problem with that. The only thing I didn't like about my name was the other 3 or 4 girls with the same name in my classes would respond each time I was called on. I guess you should ask your mother why she called you Karen. My mother told me that she always liked the name and I guess I caught her enthusiasm. I am one of 7 children and I sort of feel proud that my mother chose me to bear the name she always liked. I wasn't a babybook name . . . so I guess that is why I feel special. you should too, after all unless you want to change it - it is yours for the rest of your life. Smile! Karen Booth
428.5	Thank you, Karen Booth!	STEREO::FAHEL	Amalthea, the Silver Unicorn	`Thu Sep 14 1989 13:28`	18
	Gee, an encouraging Karen! Thank you. The reason I don't like the name is because I DID ask my mother. She said that "It was just a name I thought of at that moment. You were supposed to be a boy". She has never expressed any certain fondness for the name, nor has anyone else. My brother, giving his daughter a middle name to call after me, gave her Corrine. (See what I'm up against?) I am also one of 7 (!). And I used to be called Karen Alot (as in Carin' Alot), which isn't so bad. The other joke went that if I married a guy in my class, my name would be Karen Caron. No, the only reason that I don't care for the name is because of my mother's reasoning. I would be more proud of the name if there was something to be proud of. I always felt it was a "nuthin" name. K.C.
428.6	You are Terrific!	MEMIT::KBOOTH		`Fri Sep 15 1989 09:25`	22
	Hey well now you can be proud. We have a lot in common! I dated a "Caron" and got the same razzing. But hey I am a terrific person! And I bet you are too. I was always told I care alot but it was true. I am very "karen". So I guess that fits. BTW - my middle name is Frances. I never like that too much when I was younger - just turned 24 in August - but I have grown to love it. My mothers middle name is Frances and my grandfathers too. I feel now it is sort of an honor cuz I never knew my grandfather - he died 3 months before I was born. Anyway my mother at first since my grandfather had died almost made me his names sake. Get this "Ernestine Frances" how is that? Wouldn't you just die! So I guess I just have one more blessing to count. You do too - you could have been a BOY! Yuk! Smile - and don't go asking your mother why she named you - you may not like the answer! ;) Take Care Karen
428.7	My best friend	ASABET::K_HAMILTON	Karen Hamilton - Activist!	`Mon Oct 09 1989 09:27`	17
	I always loved being Karen because I was named after my grandmother. We were best friends and shared many similarities. My middle name, Ann, is short for Anna, my greatgrandmother, so I always felt special when I was with either of them. The only problem I had was I was named about 5-6 years before the name became popular. People assumed I was foreign and would ask where I was from. My grandmother grew up in Maynard and at the time she started school teachers wouldn't call children by their given names if they were "too foreign." My grandmother's middle names were Marie Amalia and the teacher called her Mary. That stuck for about 75 years. When she was about 85 she moved to a new neighborhood and when asked what her name was she said 'Karen.' All her new friends for her last 10 years called her Karen and all her old friends called her Mary.
428.8	Hurricane Karen coming next	STEREO::FAHEL	Amalthea, the Silver Unicorn	`Mon Oct 16 1989 09:16`	5
	For the record, folks: The next hurricane is to be named Karen. K.C.
428.9	Another Karen	NEWVAX::JAKUB		`Thu Oct 26 1989 22:09`	9
	Hi all, I named my daughter Karen because every one I have ever known was still called Karen when they were older. They just don't get crummy nicknames like "Cooper the Pooper" did. Also, its really a pretty name. My wife wanted to name her Catherine, but I didn't particularly like it. She liked Karen too. Mike & Karen (age 12 noter)