Jari

See also: jari

Finnish

Etymology

Originally a pet form of Jalmar, Jalmari. Generally credited to Finnish author, translator and historian Jalmari Finne, whose godson (born in 1937) was likely the first to bear the name. Its popularity was further helped by novels, which featured a protagonist called Jari, written by Aino Räsänen in the 1940s. Finne may have used his own given name as the base when coining the new name. Also rarely used as a pet form of Jarl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑri/, [ˈjɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑri
• Syllabification^(key): Ja‧ri
• Hyphenation^(key): Ja‧ri

Proper noun

Jari

1. 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

Inflection of Jari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Jari	Jarit
genitive		Jarin	Jarien
partitive		Jaria	Jareja
illative		Jariin	Jareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Jari	Jarit
accusative	nom.	Jari	Jarit
	gen.	Jarin
genitive		Jarin	Jarien
partitive		Jaria	Jareja
inessive		Jarissa	Jareissa
elative		Jarista	Jareista
illative		Jariin	Jareihin
adessive		Jarilla	Jareilla
ablative		Jarilta	Jareilta
allative		Jarille	Jareille
essive		Jarina	Jareina
translative		Jariksi	Jareiksi
abessive		Jaritta	Jareitta
instructive		—	Jarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

compounds

• Jari-Pekka

Statistics

• Jari is the 6^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 36,691 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,634 more), according to August 2025 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)

1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaˈɾi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐˈɾi/

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: Ja‧ri

Proper noun

Jari f

1. a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Proper noun

Jari m

1. a river in Amapá and Pará, Brazil