# Jari
## Finnish
### Etymology

Originally a pet form of Jalmari, from Swedish Hjalmar and, rarely, of Jarl.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɑri/, [ˈjɑ̝ri]
* Rhymes: -ɑri
* Hyphenation: Ja‧ri

### Proper noun

Jari
* a male given name
** 1945, Aino Räsänen, “Soita minulle, Helena”, in Soita minulle, Helena..Ja Helena soittaa, Karisto, published 2014, →ISBN, page 19:Jarl Junkkeri eli Jari, joksi hän aina poikaa nimitti, oli hänen veljenpoikansa, myös kummilapsensa ja lisäksi ainoa nuori, johon hän ei ulottanut sitä hallitsevaa auktoriteettiaan, jota käytti omiaan ja myös muita nuoria kohtaan.Jarl Junkkeri or Jari, as he always called the boy, was his nephew, also his godchild and also the only young person that he didn't extend his controlling authority to, the one that he used against both his own and others' youngsters.
** 1974, Alpo Ruuth, Kotimaa, Tammi, →ISBN, page 167:—Petri, se on näitä uusia nimiä. —Niin on, nykyisin annetaan semmoisia Jareja ja Kareja ja Petrejä.—Petri, that's one of those new names. —Indeed, nowadays people get named Jari and Kari and Petri.

#### Usage notes

* The most common first name of men born in Finland in 1960 - 1966.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Jari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jarini
Jarini
accusative
nom.
Jarini
Jarini
gen.
Jarini
genitive
Jarini
Jarieni
partitive
Jariani
Jarejani
inessive
Jarissani
Jareissani
elative
Jaristani
Jareistani
illative
Jariini
Jareihini
adessive
Jarillani
Jareillani
ablative
Jariltani
Jareiltani
allative
Jarilleni
Jareilleni
essive
Jarinani
Jareinani
translative
Jarikseni
Jareikseni
abessive
Jarittani
Jareittani
instructive
comitative
—Jareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jarisi
Jarisi
accusative
nom.
Jarisi
Jarisi
gen.
Jarisi
genitive
Jarisi
Jariesi
partitive
Jariasi
Jarejasi
inessive
Jarissasi
Jareissasi
elative
Jaristasi
Jareistasi
illative
Jariisi
Jareihisi
adessive
Jarillasi
Jareillasi
ablative
Jariltasi
Jareiltasi
allative
Jarillesi
Jareillesi
essive
Jarinasi
Jareinasi
translative
Jariksesi
Jareiksesi
abessive
Jarittasi
Jareittasi
instructive
comitative
—Jareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jarimme
Jarimme
accusative
nom.
Jarimme
Jarimme
gen.
Jarimme
genitive
Jarimme
Jariemme
partitive
Jariamme
Jarejamme
inessive
Jarissamme
Jareissamme
elative
Jaristamme
Jareistamme
illative
Jariimme
Jareihimme
adessive
Jarillamme
Jareillamme
ablative
Jariltamme
Jareiltamme
allative
Jarillemme
Jareillemme
essive
Jarinamme
Jareinamme
translative
Jariksemme
Jareiksemme
abessive
Jarittamme
Jareittamme
instructive
comitative
—Jareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jarinne
Jarinne
accusative
nom.
Jarinne
Jarinne
gen.
Jarinne
genitive
Jarinne
Jarienne
partitive
Jarianne
Jarejanne
inessive
Jarissanne
Jareissanne
elative
Jaristanne
Jareistanne
illative
Jariinne
Jareihinne
adessive
Jarillanne
Jareillanne
ablative
Jariltanne
Jareiltanne
allative
Jarillenne
Jareillenne
essive
Jarinanne
Jareinanne
translative
Jariksenne
Jareiksenne
abessive
Jarittanne
Jareittanne
instructive
comitative
—Jareinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jarinsa
Jarinsa
accusative
nom.
Jarinsa
Jarinsa
gen.
Jarinsa
genitive
Jarinsa
Jariensa
partitive
Jariaan Jariansa
Jarejaan Jarejansa
inessive
Jarissaan Jarissansa
Jareissaan Jareissansa
elative
Jaristaan Jaristansa
Jareistaan Jareistansa
illative
Jariinsa
Jareihinsa
adessive
Jarillaan Jarillansa
Jareillaan Jareillansa
ablative
Jariltaan Jariltansa
Jareiltaan Jareiltansa
allative
Jarilleen Jarillensa
Jareilleen Jareillensa
essive
Jarinaan Jarinansa
Jareinaan Jareinansa
translative
Jarikseen Jariksensa
Jareikseen Jareiksensa
abessive
Jarittaan Jarittansa
Jareittaan Jareittansa
instructive
comitative
—Jareineen Jareinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Jari-Pekka

#### Statistics

* Jari is the 6th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 37,373 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,596 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* Irja

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Old Norse jara (“battle”), thus meaning “Warrior”.

### Proper noun

Jari m (genitive Jara)
* (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

### References

* ↑ Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Jari
* A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil