Kare

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kare"

English

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• enPR: kâr, IPA^(key): /kɛɚ/
• Homophone: care

Proper noun

Kare

1. A surname
   1. Morley Richard Kare (1922–1990), Canadian biologist and physiologist; father of Susan Kare and Jordin T. Kare
   2. Susan Kare (born 1954), American artist and graphic designer; daughter of Morley Richard Kare and sister of Jordin T. Kare
   3. Jordin T. Kare (1956–2017), American physicist and aerospace engineer; son of Morley Richard Kare and brother of Susan Kare

Translations

surname

Arabic: كير (ar) Armenian: Քեր (Kʻer) Greek: Κέαρ (el) m or f (Kéar) Herbew: קאר Japanese: ケア (ja) (Kea) Korean: 케어 (Keeo) Latvian: Kera Russian: Кэр (ru) m or f (Kɛr) Ukrainian: Кер m or f (Ker)

Further reading

• Kare (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Marathi करे (Kare)?”

Pronunciation

• enPR: käʹrā, IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːɹeɪ/, [ˈkaːɾe]

Proper noun

Kare

1. A surname from India
   1. Ramnath Govind Kare (born 1934), Goan industrialist, educationist, and philanthropist
   2. Lata Bhagwan Kare (born circa 1960?), celebrated Indian marathon-runner and Marathi actress

Translations

surname (perhaps) from Marathi

Marathi: करे (Kare) Telugu: కరే (Karē)

Further reading

• Kare (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 3

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Hindi करे (Kare) or Nepali [Term?]?”

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA or enPR then please add some! Particularly: “enPR: kəʹrā, IPA(key): /ˈkəɹeɪ/, [ˈkɐɾeː]?”

Proper noun

Kare

1. A male given name from India.
   1. Kare Narain Pathak (born 1941), Indian theoretical condensed-matter physicist

Translations

male given name from India

Hindi: करे m (Kare)

Etymology 4

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Kare (Africa) kã́rĩ́?”

Alternative forms

• Kãrɛ̃, Kareng

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA or enPR then please add some! Particularly: “enPR: kăɴrĕɴ, kăɴrĕng, IPA(key): /kãɹɛ̃/, /kãɹɛŋ/? Stress is not at all evident.”

Proper noun

Kare

1. A people inhabiting mountainous parts of the Central African Republic’s Ouham-Pendé Prefecture and of Cameroon’s North and Adamawa Regions.
2. The southern Mbum language spoken by the Kare people.

Translations

people inhabiting mountainous parts of Ouham-Pendé, CAR and of Adamawa and Nord, Cameroon

southern Mbum language spoken by the Kare

Breton: Kareg French: kare (fr) m German: Kare (de) n Piedmontese: Kare Russian: Каре (ru) (Kare) Swahili: Kikare

Further reading

• Kare language (Adamawa) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• ISO 639-3 code kbn (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Kare, kbn ⁠

Etymology 5

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Kare (New Guinea) [Term?]?”

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA or enPR then please add some!

Proper noun

Kare

1. A language in the Mabuso subfamily of Central Madang languages, spoken in the Hansemann Range of Papua New Guinea.

Translations

Mabuso (Central Madang) language spoken in the Hansemann Mountains, PNG

Iloko: Kare Piedmontese: Kare Swahili: Kikare

Further reading

• Kare language (Papuan) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• ISO 639-3 code kmf (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Kare, kmf ⁠

Etymology 6

From Serbo-Croatian Kare, Каре.

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA or enPR then please add some!

Proper noun

Kare

1. A village in Žitorađa, Toplica okrug, Serbia.

Translations

village in Žitorađa, Toplica, Serbia

Chechen: Каре (Kare) French: Kare (fr) Malay: Kare Persian: کاره (fa) Polish: Kare (pl) Portuguese: Kare Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: Каре Latin: Kare (sh) Slovene: Kare Tatar: Каре (Qäre)

Further reading

• Kare (Žitorađa) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 7

From Ukrainian Ка́ре (Káre).

Pronunciation

• enPR: kăʹrā, IPA^(key): /ˈkaɹeɪ/

Proper noun

Kare

1. A village in Mykolaivka settlement hromada, Berezivka Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1918.

Translations

village in Mykolaivka, Berezivka, Odesa, Ukraine

Belarusian: Карэ (Kare) Chechen: Кари (Kari) Chinese: Mandarin: 卡列 Crimean Tatar: Kare Romanian: Kare Russian: Карое (Karoje) Spanish: Kare Ukrainian: Ка́ре m inan (Káre)

Etymology 8

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA or enPR then please add some!

Proper noun

Kare

1. Alternative spelling of Kari (Congolese Bantu language spoken in the Central African Republic)

Finnish

Etymology

From kare (“ripple”); the given name was created in early 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑre(ˣ)/, [ˈkɑ̝re̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑre
• Syllabification^(key): Ka‧re
• Hyphenation^(key): Ka‧re

Proper noun

Kare

1. a male given name
2. a Finnish surname from landscape

Declension

(given name):

Inflection of Kare (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Kare	Karet
genitive		Karen	Karejen
partitive		Karea	Kareja
illative		Kareen	Kareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kare	Karet
accusative	nom.	Kare	Karet
	gen.	Karen
genitive		Karen	Karejen Karein rare
partitive		Karea	Kareja
inessive		Karessa	Kareissa
elative		Karesta	Kareista
illative		Kareen	Kareihin
adessive		Karella	Kareilla
ablative		Karelta	Kareilta
allative		Karelle	Kareille
essive		Karena	Kareina
translative		Kareksi	Kareiksi
abessive		Karetta	Kareitta
instructive		—	Karein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kare (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kareni Kareni accusative nom. Kareni Kareni gen. Kareni genitive Kareni Karejeni Kareini rare partitive Kareani Karejani inessive Karessani Kareissani elative Karestani Kareistani illative Kareeni Kareihini adessive Karellani Kareillani ablative Kareltani Kareiltani allative Karelleni Kareilleni essive Karenani Kareinani translative Karekseni Kareikseni abessive Karettani Kareittani instructive — — comitative — Kareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Karesi Karesi accusative nom. Karesi Karesi gen. Karesi genitive Karesi Karejesi Kareisi rare partitive Kareasi Karejasi inessive Karessasi Kareissasi elative Karestasi Kareistasi illative Kareesi Kareihisi adessive Karellasi Kareillasi ablative Kareltasi Kareiltasi allative Karellesi Kareillesi essive Karenasi Kareinasi translative Kareksesi Kareiksesi abessive Karettasi Kareittasi instructive — — comitative — Kareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Karemme Karemme accusative nom. Karemme Karemme gen. Karemme genitive Karemme Karejemme Kareimme rare partitive Kareamme Karejamme inessive Karessamme Kareissamme elative Karestamme Kareistamme illative Kareemme Kareihimme adessive Karellamme Kareillamme ablative Kareltamme Kareiltamme allative Karellemme Kareillemme essive Karenamme Kareinamme translative Kareksemme Kareiksemme abessive Karettamme Kareittamme instructive — — comitative — Kareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Karenne Karenne accusative nom. Karenne Karenne gen. Karenne genitive Karenne Karejenne Kareinne rare partitive Kareanne Karejanne inessive Karessanne Kareissanne elative Karestanne Kareistanne illative Kareenne Kareihinne adessive Karellanne Kareillanne ablative Kareltanne Kareiltanne allative Karellenne Kareillenne essive Karenanne Kareinanne translative Kareksenne Kareiksenne abessive Karettanne Kareittanne instructive — — comitative — Kareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Karensa Karensa accusative nom. Karensa Karensa gen. Karensa genitive Karensa Karejensa Kareinsa rare partitive Kareaan Kareansa Karejaan Karejansa inessive Karessaan Karessansa Kareissaan Kareissansa elative Karestaan Karestansa Kareistaan Kareistansa illative Kareensa Kareihinsa adessive Karellaan Karellansa Kareillaan Kareillansa ablative Kareltaan Kareltansa Kareiltaan Kareiltansa allative Karelleen Karellensa Kareilleen Kareillensa essive Karenaan Karenansa Kareinaan Kareinansa translative Karekseen Kareksensa Kareikseen Kareiksensa abessive Karettaan Karettansa Kareittaan Kareittansa instructive — — comitative — Kareineen Kareinensa

(surname):

Inflection of Kare (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		Kare	Kareet
genitive		Kareen	Kareiden Kareitten
partitive		Karetta	Kareita
illative		Kareeseen	Kareisiin Kareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kare	Kareet
accusative	nom.	Kare	Kareet
	gen.	Kareen
genitive		Kareen	Kareiden Kareitten
partitive		Karetta	Kareita
inessive		Kareessa	Kareissa
elative		Kareesta	Kareista
illative		Kareeseen	Kareisiin Kareihin
adessive		Kareella	Kareilla
ablative		Kareelta	Kareilta
allative		Kareelle	Kareille
essive		Kareena	Kareina
translative		Kareeksi	Kareiksi
abessive		Kareetta	Kareitta
instructive		—	Karein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kare (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kareeni Kareeni accusative nom. Kareeni Kareeni gen. Kareeni genitive Kareeni Kareideni Kareitteni partitive Karettani Kareitani inessive Kareessani Kareissani elative Kareestani Kareistani illative Kareeseeni Kareisiini Kareihini adessive Kareellani Kareillani ablative Kareeltani Kareiltani allative Kareelleni Kareilleni essive Kareenani Kareinani translative Kareekseni Kareikseni abessive Kareettani Kareittani instructive — — comitative — Kareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kareesi Kareesi accusative nom. Kareesi Kareesi gen. Kareesi genitive Kareesi Kareidesi Kareittesi partitive Karettasi Kareitasi inessive Kareessasi Kareissasi elative Kareestasi Kareistasi illative Kareeseesi Kareisiisi Kareihisi adessive Kareellasi Kareillasi ablative Kareeltasi Kareiltasi allative Kareellesi Kareillesi essive Kareenasi Kareinasi translative Kareeksesi Kareiksesi abessive Kareettasi Kareittasi instructive — — comitative — Kareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kareemme Kareemme accusative nom. Kareemme Kareemme gen. Kareemme genitive Kareemme Kareidemme Kareittemme partitive Karettamme Kareitamme inessive Kareessamme Kareissamme elative Kareestamme Kareistamme illative Kareeseemme Kareisiimme Kareihimme adessive Kareellamme Kareillamme ablative Kareeltamme Kareiltamme allative Kareellemme Kareillemme essive Kareenamme Kareinamme translative Kareeksemme Kareiksemme abessive Kareettamme Kareittamme instructive — — comitative — Kareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kareenne Kareenne accusative nom. Kareenne Kareenne gen. Kareenne genitive Kareenne Kareidenne Kareittenne partitive Karettanne Kareitanne inessive Kareessanne Kareissanne elative Kareestanne Kareistanne illative Kareeseenne Kareisiinne Kareihinne adessive Kareellanne Kareillanne ablative Kareeltanne Kareiltanne allative Kareellenne Kareillenne essive Kareenanne Kareinanne translative Kareeksenne Kareiksenne abessive Kareettanne Kareittanne instructive — — comitative — Kareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kareensa Kareensa accusative nom. Kareensa Kareensa gen. Kareensa genitive Kareensa Kareidensa Kareittensa partitive Karettaan Karettansa Kareitaan Kareitansa inessive Kareessaan Kareessansa Kareissaan Kareissansa elative Kareestaan Kareestansa Kareistaan Kareistansa illative Kareeseensa Kareisiinsa Kareihinsa adessive Kareellaan Kareellansa Kareillaan Kareillansa ablative Kareeltaan Kareeltansa Kareiltaan Kareiltansa allative Kareelleen Kareellensa Kareilleen Kareillensa essive Kareenaan Kareenansa Kareinaan Kareinansa translative Kareekseen Kareeksensa Kareikseen Kareiksensa abessive Kareettaan Kareettansa Kareittaan Kareittansa instructive — — comitative — Kareineen Kareinensa

Statistics

• Kare is the 696^th (tied with 2 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 220 male individuals (and as a middle name to 50 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Kare belongs to 105 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• kera

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aːʁə

Noun

Kare n

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Kar

Greenlandic

Etymology

archaic spelling of Kari

Proper noun

Kare

1. a male given name from Danish

References

• Nuka Møller: Kalaallit aqqi (Greenlandic personal names), Oqaasileriffik 2015, →ISBN
• Danskernes navne 2005, including the residents of Greenland