Khamani
Meaning of Khamani
Khamani, a unisex given name rooted in the Swahili linguistic tradition, derives from a term connoting wealth and preciousness and has been incorporated into both East African and Anglo-American naming practices. Pronounced kuh-MAH-nee (/kəˈmɑni/), the name first registered measurable use among newborns in the United States in the early 2000s, reaching its peak popularity in 2004 with 121 occurrences (rank 731) before settling into a more subdued frequency—remaining within the lower 900s in rank and accounting for ten births (rank 914) as of 2024. This pattern of modest yet persistent adoption highlights the analytical interplay between parental preference for semantically rich names and the gradual diffusion of Swahili-origin names into mainstream American naming conventions.
Pronunciation
African (Swahili)
- Pronunced as kuh-MAH-nee (/kəˈmɑni/)
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Notable People Named Khamani
| Khamani Griffin - |
