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	\| gender =		\| gender =
	\| meaning =Learned		\| meaning =Learned
	\| region =[[Indian ~~Subcontinent~~]]		\| region =[[Indian subcontinent]]
	\| origin =[[Jnana]]		\| origin =[[Jnana]]
	\|language=\|alternative spelling=Jyani, Gyani, Giani\|languageorigin=[[Sanskrit]]\|usage=[[Bishnois]], [[Brahmins]], [[Jats]]}}		\|language=\|alternative spelling=Jyani, Gyani, Giani\|languageorigin=[[Sanskrit]]\|usage=[[Bishnois]], [[Brahmins]], [[Jats]], [[Indher]]}}
	The [[Indian surname]]<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Singh \|first=K. S. \|url=https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ&~~pg=PA1774&dq~~=jani~~..godara~~+-~~wikipedia~~&hl=~~en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2yrmGm_yAAxWGMd4KHRF3DpEQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=jani%20-wikipedia&f=false~~ \|title=Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles \|date=1996 \|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India \|isbn=978-0-19-563357-3 \|pages=1464, 1319, 1078, 1398, 1774, 1579, 1362 \|language=en}}</ref> meaning 'learned' (from Sanskrit [[Jñāna\|jnana]], 'knowledge') is found among Brahmins in the western state of Gujarat,<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=UJpDAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Jani+caste%22+-~~wikipedia&dq=%22Jani+caste%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2zbLCmPyAAxU74zgGHTXRCP4Q6AF6BAgDEAM#%22Jani%20caste%22%20-wikipedia~~ \|title=All India Reporter \|date=1922 \|publisher=D.V. Chitaley \|pages=379 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Bahadur) \|first=Sarat Chandra Roy (Rai \|url=https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=peHCWqIi-QgC&q=%22Jani+clan%22+-~~wikipedia&dq=%22Jani+clan%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjSgbGPmfyAAxV0yzgGHWqgBf8Q6AF6BAgHEAM#%22Jani%20clan%22%20-wikipedia~~ \|title=Man in India \|date=1944 \|publisher=A. K. Bose \|pages=50, 53 \|language=en}}</ref>		The [[Indian surname]]<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Singh \|first=K. S. \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ&q=jani+-Bharatpedia&pg=PA1774 \|title=Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles \|date=1996 \|publisher=[[Anthropological Survey of India]] \|isbn=978-0-19-563357-3 \|pages=1464, 1319, 1078, 1398, 1774, 1579, 1362 \|language=en \|author-link=Kumar Suresh Singh}}</ref> meaning 'learned' (from Sanskrit [[Jñāna\|jnana]], 'knowledge') is found among Brahmins in the western state of Gujarat,<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UJpDAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Jani+caste%22+-Bharatpedia \|title=All India Reporter \|date=1922 \|publisher=D.V. Chitaley \|pages=379 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Bahadur) \|first=Sarat Chandra Roy (Rai \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=peHCWqIi-QgC&q=%22Jani+clan%22+-Bharatpedia \|title=Man in India \|date=1944 \|publisher=A. K. Bose \|pages=50, 53 \|language=en}}</ref>
	and is a [[Gotra]] and surname among [[Jats]] and [[Bishnoi]]s in the [[Thar Desert\|Western Rajasthan]]<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Dahiya \|first=Bhim Singh \|url=https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=8M61AAAAIAAJ&q=%22jani..machra%22+-~~wikipedia&dq=%22jani..machra%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjz17uemvyAAxX8wzgGHfuwC_8Q6AF6BAgHEAM#%22jani..machra%22%20-wikipedia~~ \|title=Jats, the Ancient Rulers: A Clan Study \|date=1980 \|publisher=Sterling \|pages=316 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Singh \|first=K. S. \|url=https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=vm_KCE4XXPMC~~&pg=PA901~~&dq=jani..godara+-~~wikipedia~~&hl=~~en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2yrmGm_yAAxWGMd4KHRF3DpEQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q=jani..godara%20-wikipedia&f=false~~ \|title=Rajasthan \|date=1998 \|publisher=Popular Prakashan \|isbn=978-81-7154-769-2 \|pages=901 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=6uY2AQAAMAAJ&q=jani..godara+-~~wikipedia&dq=jani..godara+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2yrmGm_yAAxWGMd4KHRF3DpEQ6AF6BAhXEAM#jani%20-wikipedia~~ \|title=Rajputana Classes: 1921 \|date=1922 \|publisher=Government Monotype Press \|pages=60 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=6uY2AQAAMAAJ&q=jani..godara+-~~wikipedia&dq=jani..godara+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2yrmGm_yAAxWGMd4KHRF3DpEQ6AF6BAhXEAM#jani%20-wikipedia~~ \|title=Rajputana Classes: 1921 \|date=1922 \|publisher=Government Monotype Press \|pages=11 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Mathur \|first=U. B. \|url=https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=W7YtAAAAMAAJ&q=jani..godara+-~~wikipedia&dq=jani..godara+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2yrmGm_yAAxWGMd4KHRF3DpEQ6AF6BAhTEAM#jani%20-wikipedia~~ \|title=Folkways in Rajasthan \|date=1986 \|publisher=Folklorists \|isbn=978-81-85129-00-6 \|page=34 \|language=en}}</ref>		and is a [[Gotra]] and surname among [[Jats]] and [[Bishnoi]]s in the [[Thar Desert\|Western Rajasthan]]<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Dahiya \|first=Bhim Singh \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8M61AAAAIAAJ&q=%22jani..machra%22+-Bharatpedia \|title=Jats, the Ancient Rulers: A Clan Study \|date=1980 \|publisher=Sterling \|pages=316 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Singh \|first=K. S. \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vm_KCE4XXPMC&dq=jani..godara+-Bharatpedia&pg=PA901 \|title=Rajasthan \|date=1998 \|publisher=Popular Prakashan \|isbn=978-81-7154-769-2 \|pages=901 \|language=en \|author-link=Kumar Suresh Singh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6uY2AQAAMAAJ&q=jani..godara+-Bharatpedia \|title=Rajputana Classes: 1921 \|date=1922 \|publisher=Government Monotype Press \|pages=60 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6uY2AQAAMAAJ&q=jani..godara+-Bharatpedia \|title=Rajputana Classes: 1921 \|date=1922 \|publisher=Government Monotype Press \|pages=11 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Mathur \|first=U. B. \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W7YtAAAAMAAJ&q=jani..godara+-Bharatpedia \|title=Folkways in Rajasthan \|date=1986 \|publisher=Folklorists \|isbn=978-81-85129-00-6 \|page=34 \|language=en}}</ref>


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	==Linguistic Roots of Jani==		==Linguistic Roots of Jani==
			{{wiktionary\|Jani}}

	The Sanskrit root ज्ञा- jñā- shares its origins with Slavic znati, the English word know, along with the Greek γνώ- (seen in γνῶσις gnosis) and Lithuanian žinoti. On the contrary, its opposite is represented by अज्ञान ajñāna, which translates to "ignorance."		The [[Sanskrit]] root [[:hi:ज्ञा\|ज्ञा]]- jñā- shares its origins with [[Slavic languages\|Slavic]] znati, the [[English language\|English]] word know, along with the Greek [[Know thyself\|γνώ-]] (seen in [[Know thyself\|γνῶσις]] gnosis) and Lithuanian žinoti. On the contrary, its opposite is represented by [[:hi:अज्ञान\|अज्ञान]] ajñāna, which translates to "[[ignorance]]."
	==People with the name ==
			==People with the name==

	===Arts and entertainment===		===Arts and entertainment===
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	* [[Chirag Jani (actor)]], an Indian film Actor		* [[Chirag Jani (actor)]], an Indian film Actor
	* [[Jyotish Jani]], novelist, poet and short story writer from Gujarat, India		* [[Jyotish Jani]], novelist, poet and short story writer from Gujarat, India
			* [[Kamya jani\|Kamiya Jani]], an Indian YouTuber, entrepreneur, and social media influencer
	* [[Nirmal Jani]], Indian cinematographer		* [[Nirmal Jani]], Indian cinematographer
	* [[Purnamasi Jani]], poet, social activist from India		* [[Purnamasi Jani]], poet, social activist from India
	* [[Robert Jani]], American event producer

	===Business and law===		===Business and law===
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	* [[Karan Jani]], an Indian astrophysicist		* [[Karan Jani]], an Indian astrophysicist
	* [[Shyam Sunder Jyani]], Indian environmentalist and academic		* [[Shyam Sunder Jyani]], Indian environmentalist and academic
			* [[Nikhil Jani]], Software Test automation engineer

	===Sports===		===Sports===
	* [[Chirag Jani]], an Indian cricketer		* [[Chirag Jani (cricketer)]], an Indian cricketer
	* [[Neel Jani]], Swiss professional Porsche factory driver. His father is from India and his mother is German Swiss.		* [[Neel Jani]], Swiss professional Porsche factory driver. His father is from India and his mother is German Swiss.
	* [[Réka Luca Jani]], a Hungarian female tennis player		* [[Réka Luca Jani]], a Hungarian female tennis player

	==See also==		==See also==
			* [[Jahani]]
	* [[Jani (given name)]]		* [[Jani (given name)]]

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'''Jani''' is a [[surname]].

{{Infobox surname
| name = Jani
| pronunciation=
| gender =
| meaning =Learned
| region =[[Indian Subcontinent]]
| origin =[[Jnana]]
|language=|alternative spelling=Jyani, Gyani, Giani|languageorigin=[[Sanskrit]]|usage=[[Bishnois]], [[Brahmins]], [[Jats]]}}
The [[Indian surname]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=K. S. |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1774&dq=jani..godara+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2yrmGm_yAAxWGMd4KHRF3DpEQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=jani%20-wikipedia&f=false |title=Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles |date=1996 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-0-19-563357-3 |pages=1464, 1319, 1078, 1398, 1774, 1579, 1362 |language=en}}</ref> meaning 'learned' (from Sanskrit [[Jñāna|jnana]], 'knowledge') is found among Brahmins in the western state of Gujarat,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=UJpDAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Jani+caste%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22Jani+caste%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2zbLCmPyAAxU74zgGHTXRCP4Q6AF6BAgDEAM#%22Jani%20caste%22%20-wikipedia |title=All India Reporter |date=1922 |publisher=D.V. Chitaley |pages=379 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bahadur) |first=Sarat Chandra Roy (Rai |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=peHCWqIi-QgC&q=%22Jani+clan%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22Jani+clan%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjSgbGPmfyAAxV0yzgGHWqgBf8Q6AF6BAgHEAM#%22Jani%20clan%22%20-wikipedia |title=Man in India |date=1944 |publisher=A. K. Bose |pages=50, 53 |language=en}}</ref>
and is a [[Gotra]] and surname among [[Jats]] and [[Bishnoi]]s in the [[Thar Desert|Western Rajasthan]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dahiya |first=Bhim Singh |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8M61AAAAIAAJ&q=%22jani..machra%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22jani..machra%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjz17uemvyAAxX8wzgGHfuwC_8Q6AF6BAgHEAM#%22jani..machra%22%20-wikipedia |title=Jats, the Ancient Rulers: A Clan Study |date=1980 |publisher=Sterling |pages=316 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=K. S. |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=vm_KCE4XXPMC&pg=PA901&dq=jani..godara+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2yrmGm_yAAxWGMd4KHRF3DpEQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q=jani..godara%20-wikipedia&f=false |title=Rajasthan |date=1998 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7154-769-2 |pages=901 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=6uY2AQAAMAAJ&q=jani..godara+-wikipedia&dq=jani..godara+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2yrmGm_yAAxWGMd4KHRF3DpEQ6AF6BAhXEAM#jani%20-wikipedia |title=Rajputana Classes: 1921 |date=1922 |publisher=Government Monotype Press |pages=60 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=6uY2AQAAMAAJ&q=jani..godara+-wikipedia&dq=jani..godara+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2yrmGm_yAAxWGMd4KHRF3DpEQ6AF6BAhXEAM#jani%20-wikipedia |title=Rajputana Classes: 1921 |date=1922 |publisher=Government Monotype Press |pages=11 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mathur |first=U. B. |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=W7YtAAAAMAAJ&q=jani..godara+-wikipedia&dq=jani..godara+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2yrmGm_yAAxWGMd4KHRF3DpEQ6AF6BAhTEAM#jani%20-wikipedia |title=Folkways in Rajasthan |date=1986 |publisher=Folklorists |isbn=978-81-85129-00-6 |page=34 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Gyani]], an honorific title from [[Sikhism]] also meaning learned, is from the same root

==Linguistic Roots of Jani==

The Sanskrit root ज्ञा- jñā- shares its origins with Slavic znati, the English word know, along with the Greek γνώ- (seen in γνῶσις gnosis) and Lithuanian žinoti. On the contrary, its opposite is represented by अज्ञान ajñāna, which translates to "ignorance."
==People with the name ==

===Arts and entertainment===
* [[Agha Jani Kashmiri]], was an Indian screenwriter, former actor and Urdu poet
* [[Ayaz Jani]], was a Sindhi-language poet
* [[Chirag Jani (actor)]], an Indian film Actor
* [[Jyotish Jani]], novelist, poet and short story writer from Gujarat, India
* [[Nirmal Jani]], Indian cinematographer
* [[Purnamasi Jani]], poet, social activist from India
* [[Robert Jani]], American event producer

===Business and law===
* [[Reshma Saujani]], American lawyer
* [[Tushar Jani]], business entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist

===Politics and government===
* [[Alauddin Jani]], governor of Bengal during the time of Mamluk dynasty
* [[Babajani Durrani]], an Indian politician
* [[Jagadish Jani]], Indian politician
* [[Masud Jani]], the Governor of Bengal, 1247–1251 CE
* [[Surjit Kumar Jyani]], Indian politician

===Religion and spirituality===
* Mulji Jani, known as [[Gunatitanand Swami]] a Hindu spiritual teacher
* [[Prahlad Jani]], Indian breatharian monk
* Sayyid Jani Shah, a Muslim Pir who accepted Dharma

===Sciences and education===
* [[A. N. Jani]], Indian scholar and Indologist
* [[Karan Jani]], an Indian astrophysicist
* [[Shyam Sunder Jyani]], Indian environmentalist and academic

===Sports===
* [[Chirag Jani]], an Indian cricketer
* [[Neel Jani]], Swiss professional Porsche factory driver. His father is from India and his mother is German Swiss.
* [[Réka Luca Jani]], a Hungarian female tennis player

==See also==
* [[Jani (given name)]]

== References ==
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