carri

Carri is a term found in the Italian language and is also used as a surname. In Italian, carri is the plural form of carro, meaning wagon, cart, or chariot. The word derives from Latin carrus and appears in a range of historical and contemporary contexts, including descriptions of horse-drawn wagons and, in military terminology, in the phrase carri armati, which denotes armored fighting vehicles or tanks.

As a surname, Carri is of Italian origin. Surname formation often links to occupations or toponymy, so Carri may have originated from work as a wagon maker, wagon driver, or from a place name associated with wagons or carts. The name is borne by families in Italy and among Italian communities abroad, with regional distribution influenced by historical migration and settlement patterns. Variants reflecting dialectal pronunciation or transliteration may occur in different countries.

In addition to its primary linguistic use, Carri appears in historical and literary texts as a familiar Italian term, and it occasionally surfaces in onomastic discussions as an example of Italian surnames derived from everyday objects or professions. The word is not commonly used as a given name in contemporary practice, and outside Italian-language contexts it is typically encountered as a proper noun connected to names, language, or specific historical references.