Kári

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kari"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Kári (“gust of wind”), related to kárr (“curly-haired”),[1][2][3] from a Proto-Germanic root related to *kreukaną (“to fold up, wrinkle”).[4]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔɑːɹɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɑːɹɪ
  • Homophone: kári

Proper noun

Kári m

  1. a male given name, compare Norwegian Kåre

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Kári: Kárason
  • daughter of Kári: Káradóttir

Declension
Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Kári
Accusative Kára
Dative Kára
Genitive Kára

References
  1. Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
  2. Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
  3. Eva Brylla: Förnamn i Sverige (2004)
  4. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “385-390”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 385-390

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Kári (“gust of wind”), related to kárr (“curly-haired”),[1][2][3] from a Proto-Germanic root related to *kreukaną (“to fold up, wrinkle”).[4]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰauːrɪ/
  • Rhymes: -auːrɪ
  • Homophone: kári

Proper noun

Kári m

  1. a male given name

Declension
declension of Kári
m-w1 singular
indefinite
nominative Kári
accusative Kára
dative Kára
genitive Kára

Proper noun

Kári

  1. dative of Kár

References
  1. Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
  2. Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
  3. Eva Brylla: Förnamn i Sverige (2004)
  4. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “385-390”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 385-390
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