The name Jelani is usually given to a Boy.
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The origin of the name lies in African.
Jelani is pronounced as jeh-LAHN-ee
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Jelani is an African or Swahili name which means 'full of strength'.
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Pronunciation
jeh-LAHN-ee
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Meaning
This name began to be used rarely in the United States in 1973 after it was featured in a nation-wide newspaper article about African baby names [1]. It probably represents the Arabic name
Jilani, given in honour of the
Sufi scholar
Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (the meaning quoted by the newspaper article ("mighty") coincides with the meaning of
Qadir).The name reached its peak of popularity in 1998, likely because it had sounds in common with other fashionable African-American names of the time.
Origin
African American (Modern)
Pronunciation
/d͡ʒə.ˈlɑn.i/