"Lani" meaning in English

See Lani in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Hawaiian Lani. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|haw|Lani|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Hawaiian Lani, {{bor+|en|haw|Lani}} Borrowed from Hawaiian Lani Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lani
  1. (chiefly US) A female given name from Hawaiian. Tags: US Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Lani-en-name-UWGPZdrI Categories (other): American English
  2. (rare) A male given name. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Lani-en-name-yDfLNrGi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology templates: {{wp|Lani people}} Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Lani pl (plural only)
  1. An indigenous people of Puncak, Central Papua and Lanny Jaya, Highland Papua. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Lani-en-noun-DGiDWy-C
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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