Ajani

• Origin: Yoruba
• Meaning: “one whom we fought to have.”
• Gender: unisex
• Pronunciation: AH-JAH-NEE

The name is a Yoruba unisex name which is usually given to a child where the parents were having a hard time having children or a child who was in a high risk pregnancy. It is from the Yoruba phrase, à-jà-ní (the one we fought for, or the one whom we fought to have).

Sources

• https://yorubaname.com/entries/Ajani
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/ajani/submitted