The name Kari is a girl's name of English, Scandinavian, Norwegian origin meaning "pure; free man".

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Kari and all her many sisters, from Carrie to Carey to Kerry and onward, originated for the most part as short forms of either Catherine Katherine or one of the Charles feminizations such as Carol or Caroline.
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The Kari spelling may feel particularly contemporary and flexible in terms of its derivation.

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The name Kari is a boy's name of Hungarian, Scandinavian, Norse origin meaning "curly hair".

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In Norse mythology, the son of the giant who ruled the wind and air; in modern America, recalls a 1970s girl's nickname name, à la Carrie and Keri. 

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