Tehani

T1E1H4A1N1I1

proper noun

A female given name.

OriginTahitian te →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name.

    "I am Tehani, chief Tatai's daughter." "Tehani," Teroro interpreted. "The little darling."

    1959, James Michener, Hawaii, Corgi Books, published 1981, →ISBN, page 54
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    "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

Origin

  1. Tahitiante“the”
  2. EnglishTehani

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hentaiTianheIanthetahineHetianthiane
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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