Daini as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Daini

What is the meaning of the name Daini ?

The baby name Daini is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'english': '/ˈdaɪni/ (DIE-nee)', 'japanese': '/da.i.ni/ (da-ee-nee)'}.

Daini is English, Hebrew, Japanese, Lithuanian in Origin.

Daini appears in multiple traditions, most prominently in the Baltics. In Latvian it aligns with Dainis (masculine) and Daina (feminine), both tied to daina, the traditional folk song; Lithuanian cognates include Dainius (“singer, bard”) and Dainė (“song”). As names celebrating national heritage and oral poetry, these forms flourished in the 20th century and remain familiar in Latvia and Lithuania. In this Baltic sense, Daini carries the meanings “song,” “poem,” and by extension “one who sings.”

In Japanese, Daini is an uncommon masculine given name written with kanji such as 大二, 代二, or 台二, evoking ideas like “great two” or “the second,” and is occasionally chosen for a second son. Related forms and variants include Dainis, Daina, Dainius, and Dainė; informal short forms may be Dain or Dai.

⚙ Daini is an uncommon pick. Our records hold just 108 recorded uses, spread over 25 countries.