[ 2 syll. ka-ran, kar-an ] The baby boy name Karan is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is KAAR-ae-N †. Karan is used predominantly in the English and Indian languages, and it is derived from Sanskrit origins. The name's meaning is ear.
See also the related categories, english and sanskrit.
Karan is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Karan has in the past century been mostly given to girls.
Baby names that sound like Karan include Karam, Kareem, Karim, Karman, Karmee, Karmey, Karmi, Karmie, Karmy, Karna, Karnee, Karney, Karni, Karnie, Karny, Karun, Kearnee, Kearney, Kearni, and Kearnie.
† Pronunciation for Karan: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
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