Manivanh
Origin
Lao
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
jewel (from Sanskrit mani); a classic Lao girls' compound in its French-era spelling
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Manivanh has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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