Tehani

English

Etymology

Tahitian te (“the”) + hani (“darling”)

Proper noun

Tehani

1. A female given name.
   • 1936 Charles Nordhoff - James Norman Hall, Mutiny on the Bounty.The Bounty Trilogy, Little, Brown and co, 1940, page 84:

     "Tehani," he announced in my ear, which is to say "the Darling," a name by no means inappropriate, I thought.

   • 1959, James Michener, Hawaii, Corgi Books, published 1981, →ISBN, page 54:

     "I am Tehani, chief Tatai's daughter."
     "Tehani," Teroro interpreted. "The little darling."

Usage notes

• Occasionally used in English due to 20th century fiction.

References

• Académie tahitienne: Fa'atoro parau Tahiti/Farāni, 1999

Anagrams

• Hà Tiên, tahine, Thénia, Ianthe, heatin', tehina, in heat, thiane, hentai, Hetian