It's very religious sounding:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iman_(Islam)
I would expect an
Imani to have Muslim parents or one Muslim parent. It also makes me think of the word "imam"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam
I know an
Iman and an Imane, it is very common among Muslims from what I know. The Imane I know is from
France.
I would immediately associated
Imani with
Iman and Imane. I think they have similar origins.
It's a name I find rather boring as it seems a very popular name especially among Arabic speakers just like
Nour and
Layla and versions of
Maryam. They are all fine names but they are probably the
Emma,
Sarah and
Katherine of the Arabic speaking world and therefore quite generic. Same as
Maria in Spain or
Anna in Germany or
Marie in
France. Just a bit boring.
As with
Imani I also don't particularly like the sound as it is close to Armani.
My favorite out of these is
Ivy.
Just wondering, why do you want an I-name so much? I am just surprised as they are all completely different in style to me.
Edit: Okay, sorry, I didn't get anything! I thought these were names for your future daughter and I was so confused because of the 2026 thing (I thought wow, she's planning this pretty meticulously!). Also none of the names seemed the same style to me and I was like "oh, she likes quite a few different styles". Oops.
Oh and I dislike it when they name hurricanes etc. regular women's names. If the
Imani hurricane destroys lots of houses, kills people etc. women named
Imani won't have a great time.
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