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 22,684 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,336 more), and also belongs to 7 female individuals, according to February 2023 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) |