Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dani

/ˈdæni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: dani
IPA: /ˈdæni/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the female given name Danielle and of its variant forms.

name

A diminutive of the male given name Daniel; a rare spelling variant of Danny.

name

A surname from Gujarati.

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”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: -, દાણી, दानिन्

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdæni/

Inflected Forms

Danis (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Dan

Homonyms

danny danni dannie

Rhymes With

johnny ronnie bonnie giovanni donnie donny mani giuliani johnnie armani rani ronny

Questions

How do you pronounce dani?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdæni/.
What does dani mean?: A diminutive of the female given name Danielle and of its variant forms.
Where does dani come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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