Keren (given name)

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:

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