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
Thomas (name) Thomas (name) Thomas is recorded in the Greek New Testament as the name of Thomas the Apostle (one of the twelve apostles of Jesus). It is ultimately derived from the Aramaic personal name תאומא , meaning "twin," and the English spelling Thomas is a transliteration of the Greek Θωμάς. The masculine noun תאם (to'am) occurs throughout Semitic languages, always meaning twin. It appears to be also related to the Greek noun τομη (tome), meaning a cutting or cleaving in half. Thomas was a popular name throughout medieval Europe. In Britain the name was rare prior to the Norman Conquest (11th