Mani or Maney () is a common proper name in the
Middle East
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and
South Asia
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. In Persian, Mani (مانی) means "eternity", "thinker", and "thoughtful". It is most common in
Iran
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,
Pakistan
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,
Nepal
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, and
India
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. There are also a number of unrelated names also spelled ''Mani'', some of them
hypocoristic, such as German ''Mani'' for
Manfred.
List of persons with the given name
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Mani (prophet)
Mani (; – 2 March AD 274 or 26 February AD 277) was an Iranian peoples, Iranian prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, a religion most prevalent in late antiquity.
Mani was born in or near Ctesiphon (south of modern Baghdad) in Me ...
(c. 216 – 276), Iranian prophet
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Mani (musician) (born 1962), English rock musician
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Mani Ram Bagri (1920–2012), politician from India
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Mani Madhava Chakyar
Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar (IAST: ''Māṇi Mādhava Cākyār'')
(15 February 1899 – 14 January 1990) was a celebrated master performance artist and Sanskrit scholar
from Kerala, India, considered to be the greatest Chakyar Koothu and Koodiy ...
(1899–1990), Indian master performance artist and Sanskrit scholar
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Mani Charenamei (born 1959), Indian politician
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Mani Damodara Chakyar (born 1946), Indian performance artist
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Mani Cooper (born 2003), British ski jumper
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Mani Haghighi (born 1969), Iranian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor
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Mani Hoffman (born 1975), French singer, songwriter and music producer
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Mani Jegathesan, Malaysian athlete
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Mani Kaul (1944–2011), Indian film director
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Mani Lama, Nepalese politician
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Mani Leib (1883–1953), Ukrainian Yiddish poet
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Mani Liaqat (born 1984), British actor and comedian
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Mani Matter (1936–1972), Swiss singer-songwriter
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Mani Menon (born 1948), Indian-American surgeon
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Mani Nagappa (born 1925), Indian sculptor
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Mani Neumeier (born 1940), German rock musician
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Mani Nouri (born 1989), Iranian-Canadian film director, writer, and actor
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Mani Prasad (1930 - 2023), Indian vocalist
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Mani Rao (born 1965), Indian poet and translator
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Mani Sharma (born 1964), Indian music director
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Mani Ratnam (born 1956), Indian Tamil film director, producer, and writer
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Mani Bai (1573—1619), Mughal Empress consort
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Bhai Mani Singh (1644–1738), Sikh scholar and martyr
List of persons with the surname
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Alain Mamou-Mani (born 1949), French film producer and writer
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Arthur Mamou-Mani (born 1983), French architect
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Babu Mani (1963-2022), Indian footballer
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Bonda Mani (1963 – 2023), Indian actor
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Charulatha Mani (born 1981), Indian singer
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Ehsan Mani (born 1945), Pakistani cricket player and official
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G. K. Mani, Indian politician
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Guy Mamou-Mani, French columnist
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Giuseppe Mani (born 1936), Italian archbishop
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Hadizatou Mani, Nigerien human rights activist
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Jose K. Mani, Indian politician
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K. C. S. Mani (1922–1987), Indian communist activist
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K. M. Mani (1933 - 2019), Indian politician
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Karaikudi Mani (1945-2023), Indian percussionist
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Kalabhavan Mani
Kunnisseri Veettil Raman Mani (1 January 1971 – 6 March 2016), better known by his stage name Kalabhavan Mani, was an Indian actor and singer. Mani started his career as a Impersonator, mimicry artist with the Kalabhavan comedy troupe. He had ...
(1971 - 2016), Indian actor and singer
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Ko. Si. Mani (1929–2008), Indian politician
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Mahadeva Subramania Mani (1908–2003), Indian entomologist
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Myriam Léonie Mani (born 1977), Cameroonian athlete
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Pravin Mani, Indian musician
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Sapol Mani (born 1991), Togolese footballer
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Vettam Mani (1921–1987), Indian scholar and writer
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V. S. Mani, Indian legal scholar
See also
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Mani (disambiguation)
References
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