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masculine · Finnish origin
Jani is a masculine given name used in Finnish and Hungarian as a vernacular short form of Johannes, itself the Latin rendering of the Greek Ioannes, which derives from the Hebrew Yohanan meaning God is gracious. In Finland it functions as an independent everyday form of the biblical name, while in Hungary it serves similarly alongside longer forms such as János. Related names in the same family include Jan, John, Johann, and Ivan.
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