Keren (given name) explained

Keren (Hebrew:) is Hebrew for "ray" (of light) and can be used as both a given name and a surname. It is also a variant of the name Karen.

Notable people named Keren include:

Arts

Music

• Keren Ann (born 1974), singer-songwriter based in Paris
• Keren DeBerg, American singer-songwriter
• Keren Hadar, crossover soprano from Israel
• Keren Peles (born 1979), Israeli singer-songwriter and a pianist
• Keren Woodward (born 1961), English pop singer and songwriter

Other arts

• Keren Craig (born 1976), English-Swiss fashion designer
• Keren Cytter (born 1977), Israeli visual artist and writer
• Keren Mor (born 1964), Israeli actress and comedian
• Keren Yedaya (born 1972), Israeli filmmaker

Sports

• Keren Barratt (born 1946), English former football referee
• Keren Leibovitch (born 1973), Israeli champion Paralympic swimmer
• Keren Regal (born 1977), Israeli former Olympic swimmer
• Keren Shlomo (born 1988), Israeli tennis player
• Keren Siebner (born 1990), Israeli Olympic swimmer
• Keren Ugle (born 1979), Australian rules footballer
• Keren Boadu(born 2008), Ghana a track runner

Other people

• Keren Elazari (born 1980), Israeli-born cyber security analyst and senior researcher
• Keren Everett, American-born linguist and Christian missionary
• Keren Neubach (born 1970), Israeli journalist, television presenter, and radio presenter
• Keren Rice (born 1949), Canadian linguist
• Keren Riquelme, Puerto Rican politician
• Keren Tendler (died 2006), Israeli soldier

Surname

• Hanan Keren (born 1952), Israeli basketball player

See also

• Keren (disambiguation)