Funi
given name · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/fəni/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Funi is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Iceland than in any other country. Recorded meaning: From Old Norse fúrr, fýr, funi, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.
- ISIceland1 in 25K(measured from records)
- SESweden1 in 10M
carrying the name, as counted by each country's national register. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Iceland (measured from records)
- Sources
- 31 (measured from records)
- 1 in 25K (inferred from the name graph)
14 people, 2026
Highest-authority source
Iceland
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
- Old Norsefúrr(measured from records)
- Proto-Germanic*fōr(measured from records)
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥(measured from records)
From Old Norse fúrr, fýr, funi, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.
Sources 2
Where in the world(measured from records)
Funi counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS Iceland | 14 | 1 in 25K | 14 | — | — |
| SE Sweden | 1 | 1 in 10M | 1 | — | — |
| ZA South Africa | — | — | — | Funi | 9 |
| US United States | — | — | listed | Funi | 31 |
| GB United Kingdom | — | — | — | Funi | 6 |
| DE Germany | — | — | — | Funi | 6 |
| NG Nigeria | — | — | — | Funi | 4 |
14 people counted by Þjóðskrá Íslands — Name frequencies (NafnTíðni, registry), 2026. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Þjóðskrá Íslands — Name frequencies (NafnTíðni, registry); Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Funi is also recorded in 6 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In bpz, conceal oneself, as behind a tree in order to shoot at game or at an enemy; more particularly, to go hunting at night; to hide (something)
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In Malagasy, a species of pigeon belonging to a genus peculiar to Madagascar Alectroenas madagascariensis
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In Latin, dative singular of fūnis
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In llu, to hide one's tracks
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In mte, to hide (trans.)
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In Faroese, dense smoke
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Funi KoishikawaJPJapanese mangaka and illustrator
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 10 sources across 7 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS Iceland | Þjóðskrá Íslands — Name frequencies (NafnTíðni, registry) | 2026 | 14 | — |
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 1 | #61,572 |
| IS Iceland | Mannanafnaskrá — official register of approved personal names | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Funi mean, and where does it come from?
- From Old Norse fúrr, fýr, funi, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. Recorded by Wiktionary and Nordic Names.
- How do you pronounce Funi?
- A machine transcription gives /fəni/ (IPA) for Hindi.
- Is Funi a male or female name?
- Funi is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
- In which country does Funi have the most bearers?
- In Iceland, the national register counted about 14 people named Funi, more than in any other country we hold.
- Where is Funi most common?
- Funi is densest in Iceland, where the national register counts about 1 in 25 thousand people carrying it.
- How common is the name Funi?
- In Iceland, the national register counted 14 people named Funi in 2026, about 1 in 25 thousand residents.
What do you want to know about Funi?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/funiThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Funi”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.