# Kari
## English
### 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: /ˈkɑri/, [ˈkɑ̝ri]
* Rhymes: -ɑri
* Hyphenation: 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
** 1897, Juhani Aho, Panu, WSOY, published 1947, page 149:Ensi kerran, kun Kari Annikkia Panulta pyysi, sanoi Panu:—"Millä sinä, tyhjä mies, semmoisen tytön ostat?"When Kari first asked Annikki from Panu, Panu said:—"How will you, destitute man, buy such a girl?"
** 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.
** 2013, Pauliina Rauhala, Taivaslaulu, Gummerus, →ISBN, pages 103–104:Miten meille voi tulla kaksi poikaa? Eihän niitä luontonimiäkään ole pojille enää jäljellä kuin Pyry, josta en tykkää kun se kuulostaa jyrinältä, ja Kari, josta varmasti seuraa epäonnea. Tai voihan niitä keksiä nykyään itsekin. Miten olisi Kuu ja Otava? Tai Heinä ja Pensas? Tai Puro ja Virta?How could we get two sons? There are no nature names remaining for us than Pyry, that I don't like because of its sound, and Kari, which could only bring misfortune. I suppose one could come up with new ones. How about Kuu and Otava? Or Heinä and Pensas? Or Puro and Virta?

##### Usage notes

* Popular in the 1950s and the 1960s. The most common first name of men born in Finland in 1954–1959.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of Kari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Karini
Karini
accusative
nom.
Karini
Karini
gen.
Karini
genitive
Karini
Karieni
partitive
Kariani
Karejani
inessive
Karissani
Kareissani
elative
Karistani
Kareistani
illative
Kariini
Kareihini
adessive
Karillani
Kareillani
ablative
Kariltani
Kareiltani
allative
Karilleni
Kareilleni
essive
Karinani
Kareinani
translative
Karikseni
Kareikseni
abessive
Karittani
Kareittani
instructive
comitative
—Kareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Karisi
Karisi
accusative
nom.
Karisi
Karisi
gen.
Karisi
genitive
Karisi
Kariesi
partitive
Kariasi
Karejasi
inessive
Karissasi
Kareissasi
elative
Karistasi
Kareistasi
illative
Kariisi
Kareihisi
adessive
Karillasi
Kareillasi
ablative
Kariltasi
Kareiltasi
allative
Karillesi
Kareillesi
essive
Karinasi
Kareinasi
translative
Kariksesi
Kareiksesi
abessive
Karittasi
Kareittasi
instructive
comitative
—Kareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Karimme
Karimme
accusative
nom.
Karimme
Karimme
gen.
Karimme
genitive
Karimme
Kariemme
partitive
Kariamme
Karejamme
inessive
Karissamme
Kareissamme
elative
Karistamme
Kareistamme
illative
Kariimme
Kareihimme
adessive
Karillamme
Kareillamme
ablative
Kariltamme
Kareiltamme
allative
Karillemme
Kareillemme
essive
Karinamme
Kareinamme
translative
Kariksemme
Kareiksemme
abessive
Karittamme
Kareittamme
instructive
comitative
—Kareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Karinne
Karinne
accusative
nom.
Karinne
Karinne
gen.
Karinne
genitive
Karinne
Karienne
partitive
Karianne
Karejanne
inessive
Karissanne
Kareissanne
elative
Karistanne
Kareistanne
illative
Kariinne
Kareihinne
adessive
Karillanne
Kareillanne
ablative
Kariltanne
Kareiltanne
allative
Karillenne
Kareillenne
essive
Karinanne
Kareinanne
translative
Kariksenne
Kareiksenne
abessive
Karittanne
Kareittanne
instructive
comitative
—Kareinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Karinsa
Karinsa
accusative
nom.
Karinsa
Karinsa
gen.
Karinsa
genitive
Karinsa
Kariensa
partitive
Kariaan Kariansa
Karejaan Karejansa
inessive
Karissaan Karissansa
Kareissaan Kareissansa
elative
Karistaan Karistansa
Kareistaan Kareistansa
illative
Kariinsa
Kareihinsa
adessive
Karillaan Karillansa
Kareillaan Kareillansa
ablative
Kariltaan Kariltansa
Kareiltaan Kareiltansa
allative
Karilleen Karillensa
Kareilleen Kareillensa
essive
Karinaan Karinansa
Kareinaan Kareinansa
translative
Karikseen Kariksensa
Kareikseen Kareiksensa
abessive
Karittaan Karittansa
Kareittaan Kareittansa
instructive
comitative
—Kareineen Kareinensa :

##### Related terms

* (surnames) Makkonen

##### Statistics

* Kari is the 4th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 38,695 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,600 more), and also belongs to 9 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Etymology 2

From kari. Possibly partially also from Kari (etymology 1).

#### Proper noun

Kari
* a Finnish surname from landscape

##### Declension

Possessive forms of Kari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Karini
Karini
accusative
nom.
Karini
Karini
gen.
Karini
genitive
Karini
Karieni
partitive
Kariani
Karejani
inessive
Karissani
Kareissani
elative
Karistani
Kareistani
illative
Kariini
Kareihini
adessive
Karillani
Kareillani
ablative
Kariltani
Kareiltani
allative
Karilleni
Kareilleni
essive
Karinani
Kareinani
translative
Karikseni
Kareikseni
abessive
Karittani
Kareittani
instructive
comitative
—Kareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Karisi
Karisi
accusative
nom.
Karisi
Karisi
gen.
Karisi
genitive
Karisi
Kariesi
partitive
Kariasi
Karejasi
inessive
Karissasi
Kareissasi
elative
Karistasi
Kareistasi
illative
Kariisi
Kareihisi
adessive
Karillasi
Kareillasi
ablative
Kariltasi
Kareiltasi
allative
Karillesi
Kareillesi
essive
Karinasi
Kareinasi
translative
Kariksesi
Kareiksesi
abessive
Karittasi
Kareittasi
instructive
comitative
—Kareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Karimme
Karimme
accusative
nom.
Karimme
Karimme
gen.
Karimme
genitive
Karimme
Kariemme
partitive
Kariamme
Karejamme
inessive
Karissamme
Kareissamme
elative
Karistamme
Kareistamme
illative
Kariimme
Kareihimme
adessive
Karillamme
Kareillamme
ablative
Kariltamme
Kareiltamme
allative
Karillemme
Kareillemme
essive
Karinamme
Kareinamme
translative
Kariksemme
Kareiksemme
abessive
Karittamme
Kareittamme
instructive
comitative
—Kareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Karinne
Karinne
accusative
nom.
Karinne
Karinne
gen.
Karinne
genitive
Karinne
Karienne
partitive
Karianne
Karejanne
inessive
Karissanne
Kareissanne
elative
Karistanne
Kareistanne
illative
Kariinne
Kareihinne
adessive
Karillanne
Kareillanne
ablative
Kariltanne
Kareiltanne
allative
Karillenne
Kareillenne
essive
Karinanne
Kareinanne
translative
Kariksenne
Kareiksenne
abessive
Karittanne
Kareittanne
instructive
comitative
—Kareinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Karinsa
Karinsa
accusative
nom.
Karinsa
Karinsa
gen.
Karinsa
genitive
Karinsa
Kariensa
partitive
Kariaan Kariansa
Karejaan Karejansa
inessive
Karissaan Karissansa
Kareissaan Kareissansa
elative
Karistaan Karistansa
Kareistaan Kareistansa
illative
Kariinsa
Kareihinsa
adessive
Karillaan Karillansa
Kareillaan Kareillansa
ablative
Kariltaan Kariltansa
Kareiltaan Kareiltansa
allative
Karilleen Karillensa
Kareilleen Kareillensa
essive
Karinaan Karinansa
Kareinaan Kareinansa
translative
Karikseen Kariksensa
Kareikseen Kareiksensa
abessive
Karittaan Karittansa
Kareittaan Kareittansa
instructive
comitative
—Kareineen Kareinensa :

##### Derived terms

* Karila
* Karinen

##### Statistics

* Kari is the 382nd most common surname in Finland, belonging to 2,148 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### 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: /ˈkaɾi/ [ˈka.ɾi]
* Rhymes: -aɾi
* Syllabification: Ka‧ri

### Proper noun

Kari f
* a diminutive of the female given name Karina