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Kari
say it kar-ee
What Kari means
- Scandinavian and Greek Scandinavian short form of Katherine, of uncertain meaning, often linked to 'pure' debated
- Scandinavian and Old Norse Kári, an Icelandic boy's name: curly-haired; also gust of wind debated Norse myth: Kari, a giant who personifies the wind
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 4 in Iceland (2021)
- no. 250 in Norway (2020)
- no. 1718 in the US (2024)
- no. 1839 in Austria (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 1970.
Other forms
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