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
Nikita (given name) Nikita (given name) Nikita ( ) is a name common in both Russia and India. The Russian variant originated as a masculine Greek name, and subsequently Russian name. The Ukrainian and Belarusian variants are "Mykyta" ( ), and "Mikita" ( ), respectively (but "Nikita" (Нiкiта) is also in use in both countries). The Romanian variant is "Nichita". The name is derived from the Greek "Nicetas" (, meaning "victor"). The Greek name entered Slavic onomastics by way of the veneration of Saint Nicetas the Goth (died 372) in the Russian Orthodox Church. Since the later 20th century, the name "Nikita" has