Jani

See also: jani and Jāņi

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjaɲɪ]
  • Rhymes: -aɲɪ
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧ni

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Jani

  1. vocative singular of Jana (informal)

Further reading

Proper noun

Jani

  1. nominative/vocative plural of Jan

Finnish

Etymology

20th century rendering of the Swedish Jan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑni/, [ˈjɑ̝ni]
  • Rhymes: -ɑni
  • Syllabification(key): Ja‧ni

Proper noun

Jani

  1. a male given name
    • 1996, Heikki Luoma, Kuparitaivas, WSOY, →ISBN, page 33:
      —Sanottiinko veljeänne kotimaassa Jussiksi?
      —Pikkupoikana Junnuksi ja isompana Jussiksi.
      —Vai niin. Täällä hän käyttää Jani-nimeä. Monet ovat muuttaneet täällä sukunimensäkin amerikkalaiseksi.
      —Was your brother called Jussi back in the homeland?
      —Junnu when he was young and Jussi when a bit older.
      —I see. Here he uses the name Jani of himself. Many here have replaced their surnames with something American too.
    • 2014, Antti Holma, Järjestäjä, Otava, →ISBN, page 46:
      Daniel hänen nimensä oli. Tietenkin. Ei hän olisi voinut olla Jani tai Sami. Janit ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä. Samitkin ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä, mutta esimiesasemassa.
      Daniel was his name. Of course. He couldn't be a Jani or Sami. Janis work at mobile phone shops, and Samis too but as managers.

Usage notes

  • The most common first name of men born in Finland in 1974 - 1975.

Declension

Inflection of Jani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Jani Janit
genitive Janin Janien
partitive Jania Janeja
illative Janiin Janeihin
singular plural
nominative Jani Janit
accusative nom. Jani Janit
gen. Janin
genitive Janin Janien
partitive Jania Janeja
inessive Janissa Janeissa
elative Janista Janeista
illative Janiin Janeihin
adessive Janilla Janeilla
ablative Janilta Janeilta
allative Janille Janeille
essive Janina Janeina
translative Janiksi Janeiksi
abessive Janitta Janeitta
instructive Janein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Jani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Janini Janini
accusative nom. Janini Janini
gen. Janini
genitive Janini Janieni
partitive Janiani Janejani
inessive Janissani Janeissani
elative Janistani Janeistani
illative Janiini Janeihini
adessive Janillani Janeillani
ablative Janiltani Janeiltani
allative Janilleni Janeilleni
essive Janinani Janeinani
translative Janikseni Janeikseni
abessive Janittani Janeittani
instructive
comitative Janeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Janisi Janisi
accusative nom. Janisi Janisi
gen. Janisi
genitive Janisi Janiesi
partitive Janiasi Janejasi
inessive Janissasi Janeissasi
elative Janistasi Janeistasi
illative Janiisi Janeihisi
adessive Janillasi Janeillasi
ablative Janiltasi Janeiltasi
allative Janillesi Janeillesi
essive Janinasi Janeinasi
translative Janiksesi Janeiksesi
abessive Janittasi Janeittasi
instructive
comitative Janeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Janimme Janimme
accusative nom. Janimme Janimme
gen. Janimme
genitive Janimme Janiemme
partitive Janiamme Janejamme
inessive Janissamme Janeissamme
elative Janistamme Janeistamme
illative Janiimme Janeihimme
adessive Janillamme Janeillamme
ablative Janiltamme Janeiltamme
allative Janillemme Janeillemme
essive Janinamme Janeinamme
translative Janiksemme Janeiksemme
abessive Janittamme Janeittamme
instructive
comitative Janeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Janinne Janinne
accusative nom. Janinne Janinne
gen. Janinne
genitive Janinne Janienne
partitive Janianne Janejanne
inessive Janissanne Janeissanne
elative Janistanne Janeistanne
illative Janiinne Janeihinne
adessive Janillanne Janeillanne
ablative Janiltanne Janeiltanne
allative Janillenne Janeillenne
essive Janinanne Janeinanne
translative Janiksenne Janeiksenne
abessive Janittanne Janeittanne
instructive
comitative Janeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Janinsa Janinsa
accusative nom. Janinsa Janinsa
gen. Janinsa
genitive Janinsa Janiensa
partitive Janiaan
Janiansa
Janejaan
Janejansa
inessive Janissaan
Janissansa
Janeissaan
Janeissansa
elative Janistaan
Janistansa
Janeistaan
Janeistansa
illative Janiinsa Janeihinsa
adessive Janillaan
Janillansa
Janeillaan
Janeillansa
ablative Janiltaan
Janiltansa
Janeiltaan
Janeiltansa
allative Janilleen
Janillensa
Janeilleen
Janeillensa
essive Janinaan
Janinansa
Janeinaan
Janeinansa
translative Janikseen
Janiksensa
Janeikseen
Janeiksensa
abessive Janittaan
Janittansa
Janeittaan
Janeittansa
instructive
comitative Janeineen
Janeinensa

Statistics

  • Jani is the 21st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 22,684 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,336 more), and also belongs to 7 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

Clipping and -i diminutive of János (changing -á- to -a-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɒni]
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧ni

Proper noun

Jani

  1. a diminutive of the male given name János

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Jani Janik
accusative Janit Janikat
dative Janinak Janiknak
instrumental Janival Janikkal
causal-final Janiért Janikért
translative Janivá Janikká
terminative Janiig Janikig
essive-formal Janiként Janikként
essive-modal
inessive Janiban Janikban
superessive Janin Janikon
adessive Janinál Janiknál
illative Janiba Janikba
sublative Janira Janikra
allative Janihoz Janikhoz
elative Janiból Janikból
delative Janiról Janikról
ablative Janitól Janiktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Janié Janiké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Janiéi Janikéi
Possessive forms of Jani
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Janim Janijaim
2nd person sing. Janid Janijaid
3rd person sing. Janija Janijai
1st person plural Janink Janijaink
2nd person plural Janitok Janijaitok
3rd person plural Janijuk Janijaik
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