Vani

Where Vani comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाणि (vāṇi).
— Wiktionary's entry for Vani
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1979
    First appearance
    #6,696 among girls, 9 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2025
    Peak, #4,661
    29 babies named Vani — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
Namesakes

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