Etymology Badaga. In the Badaga language, “Ari” (“A:ri”) has a literal meaning of “sun-like” and is used as a male name, sometimes changed to “Harry” in the case of converts to Christianity.. Finnic languages “Ari” is thought to be a Finnic form of Adrian.. German. In German, “Ari” is a masculine name and means “eagle” or “great bird”.. Greek. Ari or Aris is a common shortened version of the …