Varis is both a surname and a given name. In Finnish the word literally means "hooded crow". Notable people with the name include:
Surname Agnes Varis (1930–2011), American businesswoman Kaisa Varis (born 1975), Finnish cross-country skier and biathlete Pekka Varis, Finnish ski-orienteer Petri Varis (born 1969), Finnish ice hockey player
Given name Varis Brasla (born 1939), Latvian film director
See also Vari (disambiguation) Varys, a fictional character from the A Song of Ice and Fire series and Game of Thrones