English Explanatory Dictionary

Sani

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Loloish language spoken in China.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Sani Sanis

Etymology

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”).

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