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Meaning

The name Shani has the following meaning:

Marvelous. Unpopular and rare.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Shani is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Shani in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Shani is pronounced as shah-nee

Origins

Shani originates from the African language.
See other suggested African girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Shani and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Shani: Boys - Amare, Dakarai, Daktari, Daniachew, Danso, Demissie, Diallo, Diji, Donkor, Dume, Jabari, Girls - Nyah, Zula, Both genders - Damisi, Kamari, Makena, Nalo

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Shani: Shanea, Shanee, Shaney, Shanicea, Shanie, Shanni, Shannice, Shannie, Shanny, Shany, Sheneice, Shenyce

Style

We think the name Shani should fall under the following style category: Ladylike.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Shani to be: A tall, beautiful lady

In one word, you might describe Shani as a(n) "beautiful" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Shani (or its variants) are:

Shani Davis, born on 13 August, a famous skater. Shani Davis's background: An American speed skater who competes in both short track and long track speed skating. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Davis became the first black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport (1,000-m) and the fifth black Winter Olympics medalist. He also won the silver in the 1,500-m. He won the allround World Allround Championships in both 2005 and 2006, after winning the silver medal in 2004, and won the World Single Distance Championships 1,500-m in 2004. Davis has set a total of five world records, three of them standing as of end-of-season 2006. Davis is also noted for his stature. At 6'2' (188 cm), he is the tallest American speed skater.

Shani Wallis, born on 14 April, a famous actress. Shani Wallis's background: An English actress and singer, who released several records in the 1950s. On stage from the age of 4, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) on scholarship, and is best known for the role of 'Nancy' in Carol Reed's 1968 production of Oliver!, which had been originated and performed in London and on Broadway by fellow British actress/singer, the late Georgia Brown.
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