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Kari¹

  • /ˈkɑː.ɹi/
  • /ˈkæ.ɹi/

Where it comes from

From Norwegian Kari, diminutive of Katrine.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Swedish, of recent usage, equivalent to English Carrie or Cary.
  2. A moon of Saturn.

Kari²

  • /ˈkɑː.ɹi/
  • /ˈkæ.ɹi/

Where it comes from

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 Karis

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: carrie, karl, cary, carrey, qari, curry, lapan, carey, karina, karley, karli, keri, karlie, karin, carrol, karlee

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"Kari." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kari. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Kari. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kari

Chicago

"Kari." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kari.

BibTeX
@misc{kari_2026,
  title = {Kari},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kari},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}