Given name & surname
Meni
“apportionment”
Meni is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewמני
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Meni means “apportionment.”
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Where it comes from
Meni is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb mana (מנה), “to count or to reckon.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Meni appears in Isaiah 65:11.
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Meni’s family of names
In Greek usage, Meni is a transliteration of Μένη. In Greek usage, Meni as a surname is a transliteration of Μένι. In Greek usage, Meni as a surname is a transliteration of Μενή.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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