English Explanatory Dictionary

Dani

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Danielle and of its variant forms.
  2. A rare spelling variant of Danny, diminutive of the male given name Daniel.
name
  1. A surname from Gujarati.

Pronunciation

/ˈdæni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dani.wav

Word forms

Dani Danis

Etymology

* As an Italian, Slovak (Dáni), Romanian, and German surname, from diminutives of the given name Daniel. * As an Albanian surname, from Dan, a short form of the Islamic name Ramadan. * As an Indian surname, borrowed from Gujarati દાણી (dāṇī), from Sanskrit दानिन् (dānin, “giving, generous”).

Related words

Dan
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