Lani
See also: lani, laní, lání, and łani
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian Lani.
Proper noun
Lani
- (chiefly US) A female given name from Hawaiian.
- 1940 Hearst's International combined with Cosmopolitan, v.109, July-December 1940, page 106
- Until then he had not thought of following Lani Aldrich to Honolulu. He had been so sure that she would return to him.
- 1940 Hearst's International combined with Cosmopolitan, v.109, July-December 1940, page 106
- (rare) A male given name.
- 2002, Carol Plum-Ucci, What Happened to Lani Garver, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page XI:
- Lani pronounced his name Lonny, and someone told me it had been spelled that way at one time. - - - Lonny is a boy's name. Who knows what Lani is?
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Anagrams
- I-lan, INLA, Ilan, LNAI, Lain, Lian, Lina, Nila, anil, lain, nail
Hawaiian
Etymology
lani (“sky; royalty”). Also a short form of the numerous Hawaiian compound names ending in -lani.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈla.ni/, [ˈlɐni]
Proper noun
Lani
- a female given name from Hawaiian
- (rare) a male given name from Hawaiian
Related terms
- Kalani
- Laniakea
- Nālani
Descendants
- → English: Lani
References
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Lani occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 women and 2 men.
- Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by State: Lani was included in the top hundred first names for girls born in the State of Hawaii in 1961 and 1975.