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Dani

/ˈdæni/

Dani proper noun: a diminutive of the female given name Danielle and of its variant forms.

Proper noun (1)

Dani

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Danielle and of its variant forms.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Daniel; a rare spelling variant of Danny.

Proper noun (2)

Dani (plural Danis)

  1. A surname from Gujarati.

Forms of Dani

pluralDanis

Origin of Dani

* 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”).

Words that rhyme with Dani

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Questions about Dani

What does Dani mean?
Dani means a diminutive of the female given name Danielle and of its variant forms.
What part of speech is Dani?
Dani is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dani?
Dani is pronounced /ˈdæni/ (UK).

Words near Dani in the dictionary

  1. Dangzai
  2. Dangé-Saint-Romain
  3. Danh
  4. Danhs
  5. Danhug
  6. Dani
  7. Dania
  8. Dania Beach
  9. Danial
  10. Danials
  11. Danian

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