What Xareni means
Xareni is a girl name of Otomi origin meaning "princess". It comes from claimed from an Otomi word for 'princess'; not attested in Otomi dictionaries. It is pronounced shah-REH-nee.
Etymology uncertain: name sites assign it to Otomi with the meaning 'princess', but no lexical source confirms it; it is a modern Mexican coinage. Popular since the 2000s.
About this meaning. The etymology is uncertain or disputed. The reading above is the best-supported one; popular baby-name sites often give a more romantic gloss that the dictionaries do not confirm.
Spellings and variants: Xaréni, Jareni.
Popularity: known but uncommon in Mexico.
Related meanings: royalty, beauty.
Xareni is one of the indigenous names that Mexican parents have brought back over the last thirty years. Read about Otomi names and how they are built.
