indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location, from given name)
Usage Finnish, German (Austrian), Slovene (?), Hungarian, Indian, Marathi
Meaning & History
As a Finnish name, it is a topographic and ornamental name from kari "small island", "stony rapids", "sandbar", or "rocky place in a field". This name is found throughout Finland.As an Austrian (and possibly Slovene) name, it is derived from a Carinthian pet form of the personal name Zacharias. The fact that it is Carinthian is why it may be Slovene as well as Austrian.As a Hungarian name, it is derived from a pet form of the personal name Károly.As an Indian name, it is of unknown meaning.