Kanani

ka (“the”) + nani (“beauty, glory”). Also a short form of compound names beginning with Kanani-.

• IPA^(key): /kaˈna.ni/, [kəˈnɐ.ni]

Kanani

1. a male or female given name from Hawaiian

• Nani

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kanani occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman and 1 man.
• Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by State:Kanani was included in the top hundred first names for girls born in the State of Hawaii in 1982 and 2002.

Borrowed from English Canaan, from Ancient Greek Χαναάν (Khanaán), expanded from Χνᾶ (Khnâ), from Hebrew כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an).

Kanani

1. Canaan
   1. a historic region of the Middle East, roughly equivalent to Palestine/Israel.
   3. (biblical) A grandson of Noah.

• muKanani (“Canaanite”)

• Bible Society of Malawi, New Tumbuka Bible