Given name & surname
Temani
“man from the south”
Temani is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “man from the south.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “man from the south.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Temani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20
- 10 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Temani’s family of names
Temani has a related form in Teman. Temani has a related form in Temanea. Temani has a related form in Temanee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Temanvariant
- Temeneavariant
- Temeneevariant
- Temeneyvariant
- Temenyvariant
- Temenievariant
- Temenivariant
- Temaneavariant
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