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Kari

proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue

  • //ˈkɑː.ɹi//
  • //ˈkæ.ɹi//

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

proper noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    A moon of Saturn.

Etymology

From Norwegian Kari, diminutive of Katrine.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname.

Etymology

Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Finnish Kari, an ornamental surname from kari (“rock, skerry”). * Borrowed from Marathi करी (karī), a surname of unexplained origin.

Forms

plural
Karis
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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