Hanwi: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Hanwi – Meaning: the night sun, i.e. the moon – Origin: Lakota – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: hahn-WEE


Hanwi is a Lakota girl's name meaning “the night sun, i.e. the moon”. It appears in our list of 175+ Baby Names That Mean Moon — Dreamy, Luminous, and Deeply Rooted.

Meaning & Origin of Hanwi

Meaning: The night sun, i.e. the moon.

Origin: Lakota.

How to Pronounce Hanwi

Phonetic: hahn-WEE   IPA: /hɑːnˈwiː/

Popularity of Hanwi

Hanwi doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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