Kamari

kuh-MAHR-ee
Variation Qamar, Arabic
"moonlight"

Kamari Origin and Meaning

The name Kamari is a boy's name meaning "moonlight".

A melodic name, popular among the African-American community, where it joins sound-alikes Amari, Jamari, and Damari. It ultimately derives from the Arabic Qamar, meaning "moon", and is also used by Swahili speakers and those from Comoros and Somalia. It could also be considered a Greek place name, from a coastal village in Santorini.

Popular in the US, it ranks in the Top 400 for boys and the Top 900 for girls.

# 367 in the US

Kamari Rank in US Top 1000

Kamari Popularity

Famous People Named Kamari

  • Kamari Cotton
    Moya, American football player

Kamari in Pop Culture

  • Kamari
    Santorini, Greece (named after a small arch (Greek: Kamara) that still rises at the south end of its beach and is what remains from an ancient sanctuary dedicated to Poseidon)