Cari
[ˈkɑːri]Meaning
variant of Carrie, an English diminutive of Caroline
Background Story
As an English given name, Cari is a diminutive form of Caroline and an alternate form of Carrie, both derived from Karl. It is also a Spanish given name, a short form of Caridad, a derivative of Caritas, and it is used as a surname in English, Welsh and Spanish. The name is recorded as a given name in Afrikaans, Belarusian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Hungarian.
Variations
Cara, Cary
Related Names
Caro
A given name, an alternate spelling of Carol and a short form of Caroline
Cake
English word for a baker's confectionery, also recorded as a given name
Cass
Short form of Cassandra, Cassidy and other names beginning with Cass
Olee
Asti
Baci
Bina
Recorded as a feminine given name in Yiddish, Bengali, Breton, English and Romansh
Canty
Anglicised Irish surname, from Ó an Cháintighe, 'descendant of the satirist'
Capa
Recorded as a masculine given name in Sioux
Cara
From Italian cara, "beloved", or Irish cara, "friend"