Shari - Meaning of Shari

What does Shari mean?

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[ 2 syll. (s)ha-ri, sh-ari ] The baby girl name Shari is pronounced -SHEY-R-iy- †. Shari's origin is Hebrew and English-American, and its use, Hungarian, English, and Hebrew.

In addition, Shari is a variation (Hungarian) of Sarah (English, French, German, Hebrew, and Scandinavian).

Shari is also a variation (English) of Sári (Hungarian).

Shari is also a variation of Sharissa (English).

Shari is also a pet form of Sharmaine (English).

Shari is also a pet form (English and Hebrew) of Sharon (English).

Shari has 19 variations. Variations include Shara, Share, Sharia, Shariah, Sharian, Shariann, Sharianne, Sharie, Sharra, Sharree, Sharri, Sharrie, Sharry, Shary, Sher, Sherri, and Sherrie. Other English forms include the pet form Sharita, and the spelling variant Sharee.

Both the origin and meaning of Shari is inherited by all variant forms.

See also the related categories, american and hungarian.

Shari is uncommon as a baby name for girls. At the modest height of its usage in 1961, 0.150% of baby girls were named Shari. Its ranking then was #141. The baby name has since experienced a substantial decline in popularity, and is currently of only irregular use. In 2018, within the group of girl names directly related to Shari, Sarah was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Shari include Saaraa, Saghar, Sahar, Sahare, Saharr, Saharre, Saher, Sara, Sarae, Sarai, Saray, Sari, Sarie, Sarrey, Saryu, Saryue, Sasure, Saura, Sauyer, and Sawyar.

† Pronunciation for Shari: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"