# Jani
## Albanian
### Proper noun

Jani m
* a male given name

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈjaɲɪ]
* Rhymes: -aɲɪ
* Hyphenation: Ja‧ni

### Etymology 1
#### Alternative forms

* Jano

#### Proper noun

Jani
* vocative singular of Jana (informal)

#### Further reading

* Domácké podoby rodných a příbuzenských jmen na -i (y), Naše řeč, volume 59 (1976), issue 1

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

Jani
* nominative/vocative plural of Jan

## Finnish
### Etymology

20th century rendering of the Swedish Jan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɑni/, [ˈjɑ̝ni]
* Rhymes: -ɑni
* Hyphenation: Ja‧ni

### Proper noun

Jani
* 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

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

* ajin

## Hungarian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈjɒni]
* Hyphenation: Ja‧ni

### Proper noun

Jani
* a diminutive of the male given name János