Lani

See also: lani, laní, lání, and łani

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hawaiian Lani.

Proper noun

Lani

1. (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.

2. (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?

Etymology 2

Noun

Lani pl (plural only)

1. An indigenous people of Puncak, Central Papua and Lanny Jaya, Highland Papua.

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/, [ˈlɐ.ni]

Proper noun

Lani

1. a female given name from Hawaiian
2. (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.