About Jethani
The surname Jethani is of Indian origin and is commonly found among the Gujarati and Sindhi communities. It is derived from the Gujarati word "jethani," which means "elder sister-in-law" or "wife of the elder brother." In traditional Indian society, the term "jethani" is used to address the wife of the eldest brother in a family. Therefore, the surname Jethani is likely to have been adopted by families whose ancestors held this position or had a connection to it.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Jethani based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Jethani in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Jethani using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.