Manti as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Manti

What is the meaning of the name Manti ?

The baby name Manti is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAN-tee (ˈmæn.ti).

Manti is Samoan in Origin.

Manti is a modern English given name most strongly associated with Latter-day Saint tradition. It comes from the Book of Mormon, where Manti names a fortified Nephite city and region; the word’s original meaning is unknown and no reliable Semitic or Egyptian derivation has been established. As a personal name it functions primarily as masculine but is occasionally unisex.

Usage as a given name appears in the United States from the late 19th century, influenced by the founding of Manti, Utah (1849) and the Manti Utah Temple (1888), and persists within Latter-day Saint communities, including in Utah and among Polynesian members. Wider notice came in the 2010s through American football player Manti Te’o. Variant spellings are rare; Monti/Monty are sometimes treated as near-soundalikes but are unrelated (from Montgomery). Possible nicknames include Man and Mani; the latter overlaps with independent names of multiple origins.