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English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dani
- A diminutive of the female given name Danielle and of its variant forms.
- A rare spelling variant of Danny, diminutive of the male given name Daniel.
Etymology 2
- 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”).
Proper noun
Dani (plural Danis)
- A surname from Gujarati.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dani is the 36337th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 616 individuals. Dani is most common among White (48.54%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (42.37%) individuals.
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Further reading
Anagrams
- Dina, Andi, Nadi, NAID, Dain, iDNA, naid, Adin, -inda, IDNA, Nida, Inda, ad in
Albanian
Etymology
From Dan (Dan) + -i (-(of) the / -s). See Dan (“Dan, Danny”) for more.
Proper noun
Dani m (definite Dani)
- nominative singular definite of Dan
- genitive singular indefinite of Dan
- dative singular indefinite of Dan
- ablative singular indefinite of Dan
Hungarian
Etymology
Clipping and -i diminutive of Dániel (changing -á- to -a-).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dani
- a diminutive of the male given name Dániel
Declension
Icelandic
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse danir, from Proto-Germanic *daniz.
Pronunciation
Noun
Dani m (genitive singular Dana, nominative plural Danir)
- Dane (a person from Denmark or of Danish descent)
Declension
Declension of Dani (masculine)
Further reading
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *daniz.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dānī m pl (genitive Dānōrum); second declension
- (Late Latin) the Danes (natives of Denmark)
- Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum
- Danorum Regum heroumque Historiae
- "History of the Kings and heroes of the Danes"
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Venantius Fortunatus to this entry?)
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
Derived terms
References
- Dāni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 466/3.
Portuguese
Proper noun
Dani
- a diminutive of the female given name Daniela
- a diminutive of the male given name Daniel
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdani/
- Rhymes: -ani
- Syllabification: Da‧ni
Proper noun
Dani m
- a diminutive of the male given name Daniel
Proper noun
Dani f
- a diminutive of the female given name Daniela