Kari

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See also: kari, karí, Kári, kāri, kaŗi, and karı

English

Proper noun

Kari

  1. A female given name of recent usage, from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Norwegian form of Catherine, or a variant of Carrie or Cary.
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Saturn.

Anagrams

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ka‧ri
  • Rhymes: -ɑri
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑri/, [ˈkɑ̝ri]

Etymology 1

Karelian form of the Russian saint's name Макарий (Makarij), Макар (Makar), from Ancient Greek 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

  1. a male given name.
    • 1897 Juhani Aho, Panu, WSOY (1947), page 149:
      Ensi kerran, kun Kari Annikkia Panulta pyysi, sanoi Panu:—"Millä sinä, tyhjä mies, semmoisen tytön ostat?"
    • 1974 Alpo Ruuth, Kotimaa, Tammi, →ISBN, page 167:
      —Petri, se on näitä uusia nimiä.
      —Niin on, nykyisin annetaan semmoisia Jareja ja Kareja ja Petrejä.
    • 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?
Usage notes
  • Popular in the 1950s and the 1960s. The most common first name of men born in Finland in 1954–1959.
Declension
Inflection of Kari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Kari Karit
genitive Karin Karien
partitive Karia Kareja
illative Kariin Kareihin
singular plural
nominative Kari Karit
accusative nom. Kari Karit
gen. Karin
genitive Karin Karien
partitive Karia Kareja
inessive Karissa Kareissa
elative Karista Kareista
illative Kariin Kareihin
adessive Karilla Kareilla
ablative Karilta Kareilta
allative Karille Kareille
essive Karina Kareina
translative Kariksi Kareiksi
abessive Karitta Kareitta
instructive — Karein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
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

Etymology 2

From kari.

Proper noun

Kari

  1. a topographic surname from landscape
Declension
Inflection of Kari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Kari Karit
genitive Karin Karien
partitive Karia Kareja
illative Kariin Kareihin
singular plural
nominative Kari Karit
accusative nom. Kari Karit
gen. Karin
genitive Karin Karien
partitive Karia Kareja
inessive Karissa Kareissa
elative Karista Kareista
illative Kariin Kareihin
adessive Karilla Kareilla
ablative Karilta Kareilta
allative Karille Kareille
essive Karina Kareina
translative Kariksi Kareiksi
abessive Karitta Kareitta
instructive — Karein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
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

Anagrams

Greenlandic

Alternative forms

  • (old orthography) Kare

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Christian.

Proper noun

Kari

  1. a male given name from Danish.

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

  1. 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.
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