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Chani - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Chani

[ syll. (c)ha-ni, ch-ani ] The girl name Chani is pronounced as CH-AONiy †. Chani is used chiefly in the Hebrew language and its origin is also Hebrew. Chani is a pet form of the name Channah (Hebrew).

Chani is unusual as a baby name for girls. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Chani include Chahna (Indian), Chana (Yiddish, Hebrew, and Spanish), Chanah (Hebrew), Channa (Yiddish, English, and Indian), Channah (Hebrew), Channon (English), Chayan, Chayanne (English), Chazmin (English), Chema, Cheyney, Chimene (French), Chimène (French), China (English), Chinah, Chinna, Chuma (English), Chyan, Chyanne, and Chyna (English).



† approx English pronunciation for Chani: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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