Dhanani Family History
Dhanani Surname Meaning
Indian (Gujarat) and Pakistani (Sindh): from the personal name of an ancestor beginning with the Sanskrit element dhan(a) ‘wealth’ (for example Dhanesh ‘lord of wealth’ or Dhanaraj ‘king of wealth’)
+ the suffix -ani ‘descendant of’ (see Ani).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
