"Tehani" meaning in English

See Tehani in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Tahitian te (“the”) + hani (“darling”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ty|te||the}} Tahitian te (“the”), {{m|ty|hani||darling}} hani (“darling”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tehani
  1. A female given name. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Tehani-en-name-b1svBRzJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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