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What does Lani mean?
Lani 
as a girls' name is pronounced LAH-nee. It is of Hawaiian origin, and the meaning of Lani is "sky".
SEE ALSO Loni
STARTS WITH La-
ASSOCIATED WITH sky (heaven)
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lani Trinity (L.T.), ..
How popular is Lani?
Lani is a very prominent first name for females (#1845 out of 4276, Top 43%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#60706 out of 150436, Top 40%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Lani was first listed in 1940-1949 and reached its top rank of #1072 in the U.S. in the 1950s, but is not listed at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
The only other popular varying form of Lani is Loni. Adoption of these relations of Lani was well-received among parents 4 decades ago (MEDIAN #1214), but now, the version Loni has become less in vogue.
Similar Names
Lani is pronounced similarly to Lainey▲, Lana▲, Lanae, Lanai, Lanna, Lannah, Leana, Leanna, Leiana, Lena▼, Lenai, Leni, Lenna▼, Lenya, Leoni, Linea, Linna, Linnie▼, Lona▼, Lonee, Lonna, Lonnie, Luana, Lynah and Lynea. Other recommended sound-alike names are Anni, Brani, Chani, Dani▲, Fanni, Imani, Jeni, Joni▼, Kani, Laci▼, Lacy▼, Lael, Laine, Lakia, Lala, Lalani, Lali, Lalia, Lane, Lanet, Lanika, Lanita, Lara, Lari, Lark, Lauri▼, Layne, Lean, Leann▼, Lene, Liane, Liann, Lili, Lin, Lindi, Linn, Linzi, Liri, Luane, Luann▼, Lyn▼, Lynn▼, Marni, Nani, Noni, Rani, Tahni, Tani, Xeni and Zuni. These names tend to be less commonly used than Lani.
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