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Kari.

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

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɑː.ɹi//ˈkæ.ɹi/
  1. A female given name from Swedish, of recent usage, equivalent to English Carrie or Cary.

  2. A moon of Saturn.

Where this word comes from

From Norwegian Kari, diminutive of Katrine.

name/ˈkɑː.ɹi//ˈkæ.ɹi/
  1. A surname.

Where this word 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.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.