Jani is a male given name, particularly common in Finland and Hungary. It is derived from the Hebrew Yohanan and is hence a cognate of the English John.[1]
People with given name include:
- Jani Allan, South African columnist and broadcaster
- Jani Beg, Khan of the Golden Horde
- Jani Christou, Greek composer
- Jani Hurme, Finnish ice hockey goaltender
- Jani Kautto, Finnish ice hockey player
- Jani Lajunen, Finnish ice hockey player
- Jani Lane, American rock singer
- Jani Liimatainen, Finnish musician
- Jani Lyyski, Finnish football player
- Jani Rita, Finnish ice hockey player
- Jani Sievinen, Finnish swimmer
- Jani Soininen, Finnish ski jumper
- Jani Stefanovic, Swedish musician
- Jani Sullanmaa, Finnish male curler
- Jani Virtanen (disambiguation)
- Jani Vreto, Albanian writer
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Jani
The dictionary definition of Jani at Wiktionary- Alternate forms for the name John
References
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