Marjani

A name with the kind of pan-cultural feel that's in vogue now... and forever, it is both a Swahili name meaning "coral", ultimately from the Arabic marjan, and a Hindi name, meaning "purification".

It may also be connected to the classic Marianne, via the Dutch Marjan (MAHR-yahn), or to Marianus, via the Slovene Marjan (MA-ryan).

A Persian variant, Marjane, belongs to the author of the iconic graphic memoir Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi.

Pronounced mar-JAH-nee.

As of October 2026, Marjani ranked #16764 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #6842 in 1991.