Jelani
/je-LA-ni/ English Male
Meaning & Origin
Jelani is a English name meaning "Great, powerful".
Quick Facts
Language English
Gender Male
Phonetic je-LA-ni
Pronunciation Tip
Say it as je-LA-ni. Keep the original English phonetics — don't anglicize the sounds.
Jelani in Other Cultures
عزيز (Aziz) /ʕaˈziːz/
Arabic 伟 (Wěi) /weɪ˨˩˦/
Chinese Richard /ʁi.ʃaʁ/
French Richard /ˈʁɪçaʁt/
German Δημοσθένης (Demosthenes) /ðimosˈθenis/
Greek עֻזִּיאֵל (Uzziel) /ˌ(ʔ)uˈzi(ʔ)ɛl/
Hebrew महावीर (Mahavir) /məɦɑːˈʋiːr/
Hindi Riccardo /riˈkkardo/
Italian 剛 (Gō) /ɡo̞ː/
Japanese 강건 (Gang-geon) /kaŋ.k͈ʌn/
Korean رستم (Rostam) /rosˈtæm/
Persian Władysław /vwaˈdɨswaf/
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