[ 3 syll. ka-nai, kan-ai ] The baby girl name Kanai is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced Kaa-NAA-iy- †. Kanai's language of origin is African-Swahili. It is predominantly used in African and Swahili. The meaning of Kanai is 'content'.
See also the related category swahili.
Kanai is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.
Baby names that sound like Kanai include Kachina, Kagamee, Kagamey, Kagami, Kagamie, Kagamy, Kahana (Hawaiian), Kahini (Indian), Kahuna (Hawaiian), Kainoa (Hawaiian), Kainui (Hawaiian), Kaiona (Hawaiian), Kakama, Kalleema, Kamana (Indian), Kamani, Kamea (Hawaiian), Kameo (Hawaiian), Kameyo (Japanese), and Kamio.
† English pronunciation for Kanai: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
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