"Shari" meaning in English

See Shari in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Shari
  1. Alternative form of Chari (“African river”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Chari (extra: African river) Derived forms: Ubangi-Shari
    Sense id: en-Shari-en-name-vS5Sne~N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Shari
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Sharon, variant of Sherry.
    Sense id: en-Shari-en-name-lvPGjXs9 Categories (other): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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