Cari is an English and Spanish feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

and

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. As an English given name, Cari is diminutive form of

Caroline Caroline may refer to: People * Caroline (given name), a feminine given name * J. C. Caroline (born 1933), American college and National Football League player * Jordan Caroline (born 1996), American (men's) basketball player Places Antarctica * ...

and an alternate form of

Carrie Carrie may refer to: People * Carrie (name), a female given name and occasionally a surname Places in the United States * Carrie, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Carrie, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carrie Glacier, Olympic Nati ...

both derived from Karl. Cari is a Spanish given name that is a short form of

Caridad Caridad () is a municipality in the Honduran department of Valle. It is located close to the Salvadoran border. Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Caridad municipality had a population of 3,927. Of these, 99.95% were Mestiz ...

, a derivative of Caritas. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:

Given name

Cari Beauchamp Cari Beauchamp (born 1951, Berkeley, California) is an American author, historian, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. She authored the biography ''Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood'', which was subsequent ...

(born 1951), American author and filmmaker * Cari Champion (born 1975), American journalist * Cari Cucksey, star of the television show '' Cash and Cari'' *

Cari Domínguez (handballer) Cari Dominguez (born 10 October 1992) is a Dominican handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pa ...

(born 1992), Dominican handball player *

Cari M. Dominguez Cari M. Dominguez (born March 8, 1949) is an American who was the 12th Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). She was nominated by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Her five-year term ...

(born 1949), American administrator * Cari Elise Fletcher, real name of Fletcher (singer) (born 1994), American actress, singer, and songwriter *

Cari Groce Cari Groce is a former coach of Texas Tech's women's tennis team. Her time coaching the team ended before the 2008/09 season. Her record with the Lady Raiders stands at 58–44 with only a single winning season in the Big 12. Groce played tennis ...

, American tennis coach *

Cari Higgins Cari Higgins (born October 5, 1976) is an American former racing cyclist. Following her retirement from cycling, Higgins became a real estate agent. In 2021, Higgins was appointed to USA Cycling's Board of Directors as an Athlete Representative. ...

(born 1976), American racing cyclist * Cari Johnson (born 1977), Canadian sport shooter *

Cari Lekebusch Cari Lekebusch (born 1972) is a Swedish electronic music producer and DJ based in Stockholm. His productions range from techno to hip hop. He owns a record label, H. Productions, founded and managed by himself. The original name of the record la ...

(born 1972), Swedish music producer * Cari Lightner woman whose death led her mother to found Mothers Against Drunk Driving in 1980 * Cari Read (born 1970), Canadian synchronised swimmer *

Cari Roccaro Cari Elizabeth Roccaro (born July 18, 1994) is an American soccer midfielder from East Islip, New York, who plays for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League. She competed for the United States under-20 women's national soc ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Cari Batson Thomas Cari Batson Thomas is a retired rear admiral of the United States Coast Guard and a 1984 graduate of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy. On January 22, 2010, Thomas became the third female commander of USCG Training Center Cape May to be advanced to ...

, United States Coast Guard rear admiral *

Caris Tiivel Caris Tiivel (27 February 1993) is an Australian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Australia 2016. She represented Australia at Miss Universe 2016 in the Philippines. Personal life Tiivel hails from Perth, Western A ...

(born 1993), Australian model and beauty queen *

Cari Zalloni Cari Zalloni (20 August 1937 – 3 July 2012) was an Austrian designer. He is the creator and chief designer of Cazal Eyewear, an eyewear brand. Early life and background Cari Zalloni was born in Athens, Greece. His father was of Greek-Italia ...

(1937–2012), Austrian designer

Nickname

*Cari Corrigan, nickname of Catherine Margaret Corrigan (born 1972), American scientist *

Cari Q Cari Q (born Cari Quoyeser, November 10, 1990) is an indie rock singer, songwriter, lyricist, performer, artist, voice actor, and podcaster from Houston, Texas, based in Bologna, Italy. Performing with a band and as a solo artist, Cari appear ...

, stagename of Cari Quoyeser (born 1990), American musician

Surname

Gaetano Cari Gaetano Cari (18th century) was an Italian scientific instrument maker. Not much is known about Gaetano Cari, except that he performed restoration work on physics instruments at the Pistoia Seminary in 1787 and was appointed steward of the Mu ...

(fl. 18th century), Italian scientific instrument maker *

Joseph Cari Jr. Joseph A. Cari Jr. is an American merchant banker, public policy expert, and philanthropist currently residing in New York. Cari's professional career has spanned the worlds of merchant banking, media, public policy, politics, law and education. ...

(born 1952), American investor

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