Tehani

English

Etymology

Tahitian te (“the”) + hani (“darling”)

Proper noun

Tehani

  1. A female given name.
    • 1936 Charles Nordhoff - James Norman Hall, Mutiny on the Bounty.The Bounty Trilogy, Little, Brown and co, 1940, page 84:
      "Tehani," he announced in my ear, which is to say "the Darling," a name by no means inappropriate, I thought.
    • 1959, James Michener, Hawaii, Corgi Books, published 1981, →ISBN, page 54:
      "I am Tehani, chief Tatai's daughter."
      "Tehani," Teroro interpreted. "The little darling."

Usage notes
  • Occasionally used in English due to 20th century fiction.

References
  • Académie tahitienne: Fa'atoro parau Tahiti/Farāni, 1999

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