Jelani - Meaning of Jelani

What does Jelani mean?

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Jelani

[ 3 syll. je-la-ni, jel-ani ] The baby girl name Jelani is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced JHeh-LAA-Niy- †. Jelani's origin is varied.

Jelani is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In the last century Jelani has mainly been a boy name.

Baby names that sound like Jelani include Jacalin, Jacaline (English), Jacalyn (English), Jackalene (English), Jackalin (English), Jackaline, Jackalinne, Jackalyn (English), Jackelyn (English), Jackolyn (English), Jackqueline (English), Jaclynn (English), Jacoline, Jacolyn (English), Jacqualin (English), Jacqualine (English), Jacqualyn (English), Jacquelin (English), Jacqueline (English and French), and Jacquelyn (English).

† English pronunciation for Jelani: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"