Amani
Amani is a girl name of Swahili origin, meaning Peace.
What Amani means
Peace.
Amani sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Amani comes from
Swahili names reflect East African, Arabic, and Bantu influences, and many mark the circumstances of a birth — the day, the season, or the family's situation at the time.
Amani is recorded as Swahili in origin. Browse other Swahili names.
How popular is Amani?
Amani does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Amani
The thread we file Amani under is Peace — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Peace
Names like Amani
These share Amani's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Subira — Patience.
- Adelynn — Noble and serene.
- Bianca — White, pure.
- Catalina — Pure.
- Katya — Pure.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
- Olivia — Olive tree — peace, dignity, friendship.
- Paloma — Dove — a symbol of peace.
- Dove — The bird of peace.
- Frida — Peace.
- Frieda — Peace.
- Galene — Calm seas.