Kari (name) South India. In Andhra Pradesh the village of Karivari Palem is named after the surname; in the village Inkollu,Gangavaram almost 60% families have this surname. Kari can also be spelt Kahri. Kari is also a Finnish surname, meaning a small island, islet, or an underwater rock. There are currently 2242 holders of the name (2015). Kari (name) Kari is either a male or female given name, or a surname. In Finland, Kari is a male name, which was particularly popular in the 1940s and 1950s. The name is derived from the Greek Makarios (or Macarius). In Norway, Kari is a
Name of Greece region of Asia Minor. In Greek, these forms have never normally been used to denote the whole Greek nation or Greece. In Sanskrit literature in India, the word यवन "yavana" is derived from this origin. It was used specifically for Greek people till 250BC while Indian kingdoms often traded with Greece. After Alexander's invasion on western borders of India, the word took a new meaning as foreigner or invader. The word यवन "yawan" meaning 'foreigner' is still in use in languages like Hindi, Marathi and Malayalam. The third major form, "Hellas" and its derivatives, is used by a few languages