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Kari

girl name · Scandinavian origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

pure (Norwegian form of Katherine)

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1960s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kari peaked in the 1960s.

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