Kari \k(a)-ri\ as a girl's name (also used as boy's name Kari), is a variant of Carol (Old German), Catherine (Greek), Kara, Karen (Danish) and Katherine (Greek), and the meaning of Kari is "free man; pure".

The baby name Kari sounds like Cari, Karri, Keri, Kori, Kary, Karie and Kiri. Other similar baby names are Kasi, Bari, Kadi, Karli, Kaci, Kati, Karin, Karis, Mari, Dari, Kai, Kali, Kami, Kani, Kapri, Klari, Lari, Nari and Sari.