Mani (name)
Mani or Maney is a common proper name in the Middle East and South Asia. In Persian, Mani means "eternity", "thinker", and "thoughtful". It is most common in Iran, Pakistan, Nepal, and India. 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
- Mani (prophet), Iranian prophet
- Mani (musician), English rock musician
- Mani Ram Bagri, politician from India
- Mani Madhava Chakyar, Indian master performance artist and Sanskrit scholar
- Mani Charenamei, Indian politician
- Mani Damodara Chakyar, Indian performance artist
- Mani Cooper, British ski jumper
- Mani Haghighi, Iranian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor
- Mani Hoffman, French singer, songwriter and music producer
- Mani Jegathesan, Malaysian athlete
- Mani Kaul, Indian film director
- Mani Lama, Nepalese politician
- Mani Leib, Ukrainian Yiddish poet
- Mani Liaqat, British actor and comedian
- Mani Matter, Swiss singer-songwriter
- Mani Menon, Indian-American surgeon
- Mani Nagappa, Indian sculptor
- Mani Neumeier, German rock musician
- Mani Nouri, Iranian-Canadian film director, writer, and actor
- Mani Prasad, Indian vocalist
- Mani Rao, Indian poet and translator
- Mani Sharma, Indian music director
- Mani Ratnam, Indian Tamil film director, producer, and writer
- Mani Bai, Mughal Empress consort
- Bhai Mani Singh, Sikh scholar and martyr
List of persons with the surname
- Alain Mamou-Mani, French film producer and writer
- Arthur Mamou-Mani, French architect
- Babu Mani, Indian footballer
- Bonda Mani, Indian actor
- Charulatha Mani, Indian singer
- Ehsan Mani, Pakistani cricket player and official
- G. K. Mani, Indian politician
- Guy Mamou-Mani, French columnist
- Giuseppe Mani, Italian archbishop
- Hadizatou Mani, Nigerien human rights activist
- Jose K. Mani, Indian politician
- K. C. S. Mani, Indian communist activist
- K. M. Mani, Indian politician
- Karaikudi Mani, Indian percussionist
- Kalabhavan Mani, Indian actor and singer
- Ko. Si. Mani, Indian politician
- Mahadeva Subramania Mani, Indian entomologist
- Myriam Léonie Mani, Cameroonian athlete
- Pravin Mani, Indian musician
- Sapol Mani, Togolese footballer
- Vettam Mani, Indian scholar and writer
- V. S. Mani, Indian legal scholar