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Where does “Kåre” come from?

Kåre (Norwegian) comes from Old Norse Kári, from Old Norse kárr — curly-haired.

Ancestry of “Kåre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseKáriwind
2Old Norsekárrcurly-haired
Every word from Old Norse kárr →