Jari , the free dictionary

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Originally a pet form of Jalmari, from Swedish Hjalmar and, rarely, of Jarl.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑri/, [ˈjɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑri
• Syllabification^(key): Ja‧ri

Proper noun[edit]

Jari

1. a male given name
   • 1945, Aino Räsänen, “Soita minulle, Helena”, in Soita minulle, Helena..Ja Helena soittaa, Karisto, published 2014, →ISBN, page 19:

     Jarl Junkkeri eli Jari, joksi hän aina poikaa nimitti, oli hänen veljenpoikansa, myös kummilapsensa ja lisäksi ainoa nuori, johon hän ei ulottanut sitä hallitsevaa auktoriteettiaan, jota käytti omiaan ja myös muita nuoria kohtaan.

     Jarl Junkkeri or Jari, as he always called the boy, was his nephew, also his godchild and also the only young person that he didn't extend his controlling authority to, the one that he used against both his own and others' youngsters.

   • 1974, Alpo Ruuth, Kotimaa, Tammi, →ISBN, page 167:

     —Petri, se on näitä uusia nimiä.
     —Niin on, nykyisin annetaan semmoisia Jareja ja Kareja ja Petrejä.

     —Petri, that's one of those new names.
     —Indeed, nowadays people get named Jari and Kari and Petri.

Usage notes[edit]

• The most common first name of men born in Finland in 1960 - 1966.

Declension[edit]

Statistics[edit]

• Jari is the 6^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 37,373 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,596 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams[edit]

• Irja

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse jara (“battle”), thus meaning “Warrior”.^[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Jari m (genitive Jara)

1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

References[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Jari

1. A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil