'''Cari''' is an English, Welsh and Spanish feminine given name and surname. As an English given name, Cari is diminutive form of Caroline and an alternate form of Carrie both derived from Karl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.name-doctor.com/name-cari-meaning-of-cari-8101.html|title=Cari|website=Name-doctor.com|access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref> Cari is a Spanish given name that is a short form of Caridad, a derivative of Caritas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.name-doctor.com/name-cari-meaning-of-cari-46671.html|title=Cari|website=Name-doctor.com|access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref> Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
==Given name== * Cari Beauchamp (1949–2023), American author and filmmaker * Cari Champion (born 1975), American journalist * Cari Cucksey, star of the television show ''Cash and Cari'' * Cari Domínguez (handballer) (born 1992), Dominican handball player * Cari M. Dominguez (born 1949), American administrator * Cari Elise Fletcher, real name of Fletcher (singer) (born 1994), American actress, singer, and songwriter * Cari Groce, American tennis coach * Cari Higgins (born 1976), American racing cyclist * Cari Johnson (born 1977), Canadian sport shooter * Cari Lekebusch (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 (born 1994), American football player * Cari Batson Thomas, United States Coast Guard rear admiral * Caris Tiivel (born 1993), Australian model and beauty queen * Cari Tuna, American nonprofit businessperson * Cari Zalloni (1937–2012), Austrian designer
==Nickname== *Cari Corrigan, nickname of Catherine Margaret Corrigan (born 1972), American scientist *Cari Q, stagename of Cari Quoyeser (born 1990), American musician
==Surname== *Gaetano Cari (fl. 18th century), Italian scientific instrument maker * Joseph Cari Jr. (born 1952), American investor * Piero Cari (born 2007), Peruvian footballer
==See also== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} {{srt|name}} *Cai (surname) *Cali (surname) *Car (surname) *Cara (given name) *Card (surname) *CariDee English *Carie Graves *Caris (name) *Carl (name) *Carli (given name) *Carli (surname) *Caro (surname) *Carpi (surname) *Carr (surname) *Carri *Cary (given name) *Cary (surname) *Chari (surname) *Kari (name) {{div col end}}
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Category:English feminine given names Category:Spanish feminine given names Category:Welsh feminine given names Category:Feminine given names