Giani

Giani Meaning & Origin

About Giani
The surname Giani is of Italian origin and is derived from the given name Giovanni, which is the Italian equivalent of John. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Giovanni. The name Giovanni itself is derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious." Therefore, the surname Giani can be interpreted to mean "son of Giovanni" or "descendant of Giovanni."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Giani is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Giani: 207
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 89,403
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Giani based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Giani is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JN
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH AA1 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/giani*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JN', 'KN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Giani in Braille

Here's how to represent Giani in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Giani in braille

How to sign the name Giani using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Giani using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Giani in sign language

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