Sani

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Sani

1. A Loloish language spoken in China.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Sani terms

Various origins:

• Borrowed from Italian Sani, a patronymic from the medieval personal name Sano.
• Borrowed from Punjabi ਟੀਨਾ (ṭīnā), a surname found among members of the Sikh community.
• Borrowed from Hausa Sani, a surname given to the second of two or more sons, from Arabic ثَانٍ (ṯānin, “second”).

Sani (plural Sanis)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sani is the 41164^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 529 individuals. Sani is most common among White (38.94%), Asian/Pacific Islander (28.92%) and Black/African American (22.68%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sani”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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Sani m (strong, genitive Sanis, plural Sanis)

1. (colloquial, military) clipping of Sanitäter

• “Sani” in Duden online

Patronymic from the medieval personal name Sano.

Sani m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025