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Tehani

Tehani proper noun: a female given name.

Proper noun

Tehani

  1. A female given name.
    • "Tehani," he announced in my ear, which is to say "the Darling," a name by no means inappropriate, I thought.1936 Charles Nordhoff - James Norman Hall, Mutiny on the Bounty.The Bounty Trilogy, Little, Brown and co, 1940, page 84
    • "I am Tehani, chief Tatai's daughter."
    • "Tehani," Teroro interpreted. "The little darling."1959, James Michener, Hawaii, Corgi Books, published 1981, →ISBN, page 54

Origin of Tehani

Tahitian te (“the”) + hani (“darling”)

Questions about Tehani

What does Tehani mean?
Tehani means a female given name.
What part of speech is Tehani?
Tehani is a proper noun.

Words near Tehani in the dictionary

  1. Tehachapi
  2. Tehachapi Mountains
  3. Tehama
  4. Tehama County
  5. Tehan
  6. Tehani
  7. Tehans
  8. Tehara
  9. tehari
  10. tehasil
  11. tehasils

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