Sani

See also: sani, sání, sañi, and san'i

English

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Sani

1. A Loloish language spoken in China.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Sani terms

Etymology 2

Various origins:

• Borrowed from Italian Sani, a patronymic from the medieval personal name Sano.
• Borrowed from Punjabi ਟੀਨਾ (ṭīnā), a surname found among members of the Sikh community.
• Borrowed from Hausa Sani, a surname given to the second of two or more sons, from Arabic ثَانٍ‎ (ṯānin, “second”).

Proper noun

Sani (plural Sanis)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sani is the 41164^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 529 individuals. Sani is most common among White (38.94%), Asian/Pacific Islander (28.92%) and Black/African American (22.68%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sani”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• ANSI, ASIN, ISNA, Isan, Nias, Sain, Sian, Sina, anis, as in, nais, nasi, nasi', nias, sain

German

Noun

Sani m (strong, genitive Sanis, plural Sanis)

1. (colloqial, military) Short for Sanitäter

Further reading

• “Sani” in Duden online

Italian

Etymology

Patronymic from the medieval personal name Sano.

Proper noun

Sani m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2022