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
Theodora (given name) between 2003-2005. Theodora (given name) Theodora (, "Theodōra") is a feminine given name, the feminine version of Theodore, which derives from the Greek words ', "theos", "god" and ', "doron", "gift". "Theodora" is first attested in Mycenaean Greek, written in the Linear B syllabic script, as , "te-o-do-ra". The name Dorothy (Greek: , "Dōrothea") contains the same word elements in reverse order. It was the name of several saints and queens, including Theodora, a 6th-century Byzantine empress honored as a saint in the early Christian Church. Teodora, a variant, is among the top 10 most popular names for girls born