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[[Taioaan goanzuxbiin]] originally called the place "Kiray" ('''{{tX|Kilaai|t=5}}''' {{wt|奇萊}}), shortened from "Sakiraya". Spanish settlers arrived in 1622 to pan for gold. Picking up the sounds of native words, these settlers called the area "Turumoan" (多羅滿). [[Harnzok]] settlers arrived in 1851. [[Zhefng]] Dynasty recorded the name of the region as {{tX|Hoelaan|5}} or {{tX|Hoelieen|5}} ({{wt|洄瀾}}; "eddies") due to the whirling of waters in the [[svakakciw|delta]].

During [[Taioaan Jidpurn sitai]], Japanese governors opted not to transliterate "Kilai" because it sounds similar to "dislike" ({{wt|嫌い}}; kirai) in Japanese. The official name became "Karenkō" ({{wt|花蓮港}}), eventually shortened to just ''Karen'' ({{wt|花蓮}}).