Jani
Albanian
Proper noun
Jani m
- a male given name
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjaɲɪ]
- Rhymes: -aɲɪ
- Hyphenation: Ja‧ni
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Jani
- vocative singular of Jana (informal)
Further reading
- Domácké podoby rodných a příbuzenských jmen na -i (y), Naše řeč, volume 59 (1976), issue 1
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Jani
- nominative/vocative plural of Jan
Finnish
Etymology
20th century rendering of the Swedish Jan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɑni/, [ˈjɑ̝ni]
- Rhymes: -ɑni
- Syllabification(key): Ja‧ni
- Hyphenation(key): Ja‧ni
Proper noun
Jani
- a male given name
- 1996, Heikki Luoma, Kuparitaivas, WSOY, →ISBN, page 33:
- —Sanottiinko veljeänne kotimaassa Jussiksi?
—Pikkupoikana Junnuksi ja isompana Jussiksi.
—Vai niin. Täällä hän käyttää Jani-nimeä. Monet ovat muuttaneet täällä sukunimensäkin amerikkalaiseksi.- —Was your brother called Jussi back in the homeland?
—Junnu when he was young and Jussi when a bit older.
—I see. Here he uses the name Jani of himself. Many here have replaced their surnames with something American too.
- —Was your brother called Jussi back in the homeland?
- 2014, Antti Holma, Järjestäjä, Otava, →ISBN, page 46:
- Daniel hänen nimensä oli. Tietenkin. Ei hän olisi voinut olla Jani tai Sami. Janit ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä. Samitkin ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä, mutta esimiesasemassa.
- Daniel was his name. Of course. He couldn't be a Jani or Sami. Janis work at mobile phone shops, and Samis too but as managers.
Usage notes
- The most common first name of men born in Finland in 1974 - 1975.
Declension
| Inflection of Jani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Jani | Janit | |
| genitive | Janin | Janien | |
| partitive | Jania | Janeja | |
| illative | Janiin | Janeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Jani | Janit | |
| accusative | nom. | Jani | Janit |
| gen. | Janin | ||
| genitive | Janin | Janien | |
| partitive | Jania | Janeja | |
| inessive | Janissa | Janeissa | |
| elative | Janista | Janeista | |
| illative | Janiin | Janeihin | |
| adessive | Janilla | Janeilla | |
| ablative | Janilta | Janeilta | |
| allative | Janille | Janeille | |
| essive | Janina | Janeina | |
| translative | Janiksi | Janeiksi | |
| abessive | Janitta | Janeitta | |
| instructive | — | Janein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Statistics
- Jani is the 21st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 22,550 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,351 more), and also belongs to 11 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
Hungarian
Etymology
Clipping and -i diminutive of János (changing -á- to -a-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjɒni]
- Hyphenation: Ja‧ni
Proper noun
Jani
- a diminutive of the male given name János
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Jani | Janik |
| accusative | Janit | Janikat |
| dative | Janinak | Janiknak |
| instrumental | Janival | Janikkal |
| causal-final | Janiért | Janikért |
| translative | Janivá | Janikká |
| terminative | Janiig | Janikig |
| essive-formal | Janiként | Janikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Janiban | Janikban |
| superessive | Janin | Janikon |
| adessive | Janinál | Janiknál |
| illative | Janiba | Janikba |
| sublative | Janira | Janikra |
| allative | Janihoz | Janikhoz |
| elative | Janiból | Janikból |
| delative | Janiról | Janikról |
| ablative | Janitól | Janiktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
Janié | Janiké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
Janiéi | Janikéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | Janim | Janijaim (or Janiim) |
| 2nd person sing. | Janid | Janijaid (or Janiid) |
| 3rd person sing. | Janija | Janijai (or Janii) |
| 1st person plural | Janink | Janijaink (or Janiink) |
| 2nd person plural | Janitok | Janijaitok (or Janiitok) |
| 3rd person plural | Janijuk | Janijaik (or Janiik) |