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  • proper noun A female given name borrowed from Hawaiian.

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Examples

  • And I called Lani and said, and I'm writing this thing and I'm just wondering how Muhammad -- how Ali feels when he -- when he sees this footage of himself.

    CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2009 2009

  • So I called Lani -- I don't know if you know Lani.

    CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2009 2009

  • In this larger sense of the word "love," I love Josh and Lani, which is an entirely non-sexual kind of love that is sometimes triangular, sometimes two/two&two -- there is a dynamic we share that the three of us more or less understand, there are certain unspoken agreements, there are terms and conditions, there is honesty.

    evolver Diary Entry evolver 2004

  • Their descendants, naturally, reverted to barbarism in a few generations, but there's enough evidence in the ship to prove that the Lani were their children. ''

    The Lani People 1951

  • "So the Lani are a human variant," Alexander said dully.

    The Lani People 1951

  • "Did you think that the Lani were our principal export?"

    The Lani People 1951

  • A model I'll call Lani (who was actually our babysitter and is now in her second year of med school) had a terrible habit of forgetting to bring a robe.

    Bookslut 2009

  • Lani aka Bash Budweiser - Let your son know there is an active Democrats Abroad chapter in Paris.

    WordPress.com News akmuckraker 2008

  • Annell Aulani "Lani" Bell, 78, of Honolulu, a homemaker and retired J.C. Penney gift-wrapping department supervisor, died in Honolulu.

    Staradvertiser Headlines 2010

  • Annell Aulani "Lani" Bell, 78, of Honolulu, a homemaker and retired J.C. Penney gift-wrapping department supervisor, died in Honolulu.

    Staradvertiser Headlines 2010

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