Kari

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑː.ɹi/, /ˈkæ.ɹi/ === Etymology 1 === From Norwegian Kari, diminutive of Katrine. ==== Proper noun ==== Kari A female given name from Swedish, of recent usage, equivalent to English Carrie or Cary. (astronomy) A moon of Saturn. === Etymology 2 === Two possible origins: Borrowed from Finnish Kari, an ornamental surname from kari (“rock, skerry”). Borrowed from Marathi करी (karī), a surname of unexplained origin. ==== Proper noun ==== Kari (plural Karis) A surname. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Kari is the 41100th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 530 individuals. Kari is most common among White (80.38%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.7%) individuals. ==== Further reading ==== Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kari”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 277. === Anagrams === kira, raik, rika, Rika, Arik, krai, ikra, Irak, Kira, raki == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑri/, [ˈkɑ̝ri] Rhymes: -ɑri Syllabification(key): Ka‧ri Hyphenation(key): Ka‧ri === Etymology 1 === Karelian form of the Russian saint's name Макарий (Makarij), Макар (Makar), from Ancient Greek Μακάριος (Makários) meaning "happy", cognate to the English historical name Macarius. Also a short form of Sakari and Oskari. Kari became known as a character in Juhani Aho's novel Panu (1897), at the time, like Panu and Jorma, mistaken for an ancient Finnish name. ==== Proper noun ==== Kari a male given name ===== Usage notes ===== Popular in the 1950s and the 1960s. The most common first name of men born in Finland in 1954–1959. ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== (surnames) Makkonen ===== Statistics ===== Kari is the 5th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 37,102 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,536 more), and also belongs to 8 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === Etymology 2 === Mostly from kari through place names. Possibly partially also from Kari (etymology 1). ==== Proper noun ==== Kari a Finnish surname from landscape ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Statistics ===== Kari is the 383rd most common surname in Finland, belonging to 2,111 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === Irak, arki, raki == Greenlandic == === Alternative forms === (old orthography) Kare === Etymology === Borrowed from Danish Christian. === Proper noun === Kari a male given name from Danish ==== Related terms ==== Kajistiaat Kali Kalistat Kalistiaat === References === Møller, Nuka: Kalaallit aqqi [Greenlandic personal names]. Oqaasileriffik 2015. →ISBN Danskernes navne 2005 — including the residents of Greenland. == Norwegian == === Etymology === Medieval contraction of Katrine (“Catherine”). === Proper noun === Kari a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== One of the most common given names in Norway since the 17th century. === References === Kruken, Kristoffer - Stemshaug, Ola: Norsk personnamnleksikon. Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995. →ISBN Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk. 27 761 females with the given name Kari living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011. == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkaɾi/ [ˈka.ɾi] Rhymes: -aɾi Syllabification: Ka‧ri === Proper noun === Kari f a diminutive of the female given name Karina