# Sani

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #50,210

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Various origins:
* Borrowed from Italian Sani, a patronymic from the medieval personal name Sano.
* Borrowed from Punjabi ਟੀਨਾ (ṭīnā), a surname found among members of the Sikh community.
* Borrowed from Hausa Sani, a surname given to the second of two or more sons, from Arabic ثَانٍ (ṯānin, “second”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sani