Dani

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UK/ˈdæni/

proper noun

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

OriginGujarati દાણી ← Sanskrit दानिन् →
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Meanings

Dani1

proper noun
  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.

Dani2

proper nounDani (plural Danis)

plural Danis

  1. A surname from Gujarati.

Origin

  1. Sanskritदानिन्“giving, generous”
  2. Gujaratiદાણી
  3. EnglishDani

* 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”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Dani

anymanyDannygrannymannyuncannynanicannyfrangipanicrannyDannieNahanixanny
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Anagrams

DinaAndiNidaNadiDainAdinIndanaid
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APA

Dani. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dani

MLA

“Dani.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dani. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dani,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dani.

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