Hawaiian Names for Girls
- Inoa
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"name chant"Description:
Inoa is an evocative choice from the South Seas.
- Pele
Origin:
Hawaiian goddess of fireDescription:
Pele is a female name in Hawaiian culture that could make a provocative choice for a modern girls. Others might think you named your daughter after the all-time great soccer player, but the simple, rare, and lovely name Pele has mythological roots.
- Alika
Origin:
Hawaiian; SwahiliMeaning:
"truthful; most beautiful"Description:
Alika is a multicultural choice that's far off the beaten track.
- Kala
Origin:
Tamil; HawaiianMeaning:
"Virtue; princess"
- Nana
Origin:
Diminutive of Anna and Nancy; also HawaiianMeaning:
"spring"Description:
To most English speakers, Nana is the dog in Peter Pan, the daughter played by Emma Stone in Crazy Stupid Love, and another name for Grandma.
- Makala
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"myrtle,"Description:
There are so many variations of this name in circulation, it makes it hard for any of them to feel as special as they might.
- Kaena
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"praised"Description:
Kaena is a pleasant sounding unisex Hawaiian place name, the westernmost point of the island of Oahu. In the computer-generated fantasy movie Kaena: The Prophecy, the character of Kaena is voiced by Kirsten Dunst.
- Makani
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"wind"Description:
The sources that do list this name give it as a boys' name, but Woody Harrelson chose it for his daughter, and it does have a feminine lilt.
- Kalena
Origin:
Hawaiian or Danish variation of Katherine or KarenMeaning:
"pure"Description:
Kalena is one of those names that has a pleasant-if-synthetic feel. Research turns up a range of origins and meanings, but the most reliable peg it as a derivation of Katherine.
- Kalama
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"flaming torch"Description:
Kalama is a rare-yet-accessible Hawaiian name you may want to consider. Since President Obama put the spotlight on Hawaii and Hawaiian names such as that of his daughter Malia, a choice such as Kalama -- unusual, rhythmic, yet easy-to-apprehend -- seems more possible for the world at large.
- Iolana
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"soaring like a hawk"Description:
Iolana is a hip-swaying, melodic, and unusual choice. Similar Hawaiian bird-themed choice: Iolani.
- Anela
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"angel"Description:
Anela is the equivalent of Angela, which means angel. Anela is also one of
- Ewalina
- Huali
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"bright, polished, gleaming, unsullied"Description:
Evocative of hulas, leis, and luaus.
- Iolani
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"hawk of royalty"Description:
Iolani feels quintessentially Hawaiian, a stylish origin for baby names these days thanks to Malia, the Hawaiian name of the Obamas' older daughter. The initial I is pronounced with a long e sound, as in Waikiki, and the name Iolani has four syllables.
- Edi
- Moanna
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"ocean"Description:
In the 2006 film Pan's Labyrinth, Moanna is the name of a Spanish princess, but it's the Moana spelling that has become more famous of late, thanks to the eponymous Disney heroine.
- Palila
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"a bird"Description:
Pacific island member of the currently-in-favor Lila/Leila family and one of the most attractive and unique girls' names starting with P.
- Pua
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"flower"Description:
Overly teasable.
- Emele