Hawaiian Names
- Elenola
- Miliama
Origin:
Hawaiian variation of MiriamMeaning:
"drop of the sea"Description:
This Hawaiian take on Miriam has all the sounds of a modern-day smash hit — think Amelia, Mila, etc. — but is virtually undiscovered.
- Liliʻuokalani
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"smarting pain of the eyes"Description:
The name of the only queen and last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, which was overthrown in January 1893.
- Makana
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"gift"Description:
A unisex name in Hawaii, with great potential for cool nickname Ma(c)k.
- Lilieana
- Iekika
- Ipo
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"sweetheart"Description:
A lovely and lovable Hawaiian word meaning "sweetheart," Ipo is sometimes used as a given name or found as an element of names, as in Kaipo.
- Mililani
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"carried from Heaven"Description:
Names ending in -lani have become so fashionable, people have taken up creating pseudo-Hawaiian names that emulate the sounds of the language (here's looking at you, Meilani). Mililani is at once on-trend, extremely rare, and authentically Hawaiian — the best of all worlds.
- Kūhaʻo
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"independent"Description:
This lovely Hawaiian name may need some additional support for spelling and pronunciation.
- Kauai
Origin:
Hawaiian place-nameDescription:
Visitors to Hawaii's Garden Isle may want to commemorate the island's beauty with this place-name.
- Mahana
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"warmth, heat"Description:
A beautiful and approachable Hawaiian girl's name that would easily cross into the mainland.
- ʻiwalani
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"heavenly frigatebird"Description:
An intruiging and rare Hawaiian "-lani" name to add to the books if you are looking for an alternative to trendy Leilani and Kehlani.
- Wilikinia
- Akelina
Origin:
Hawaiian variant of AdelineDescription:
One of the many Hawaiian variants of European names to come out of King Kamehameha IV's 1860 edict mandating the use of Western-style baby names in the tropical archipelago.
- ʻehukai
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"sea spray"Description:
An intriguing pathway to the hip nickname Kai.
- Hiʻiaka
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"carry + embryo"Description:
In Hawaiian mythology, Hiʻiaka is the volcano goddess Pele's youngest and most favorite sister. Hiʻiaka is derived from the Hawaiian components hiʻi, meaning "hold; carry" and aka, "embryo; essence", which fits with the legend of Hiʻiaka's birth.
- Anakela
- Kilikina
- Kaulana
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"famous"Description:
A beautiful Hawaiian boy's name that feels like the male equivalent to popular Kailani and co.
- Kapua
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"the flower or child"Description:
A unisex Hawaiian name with a fitting meaning. It also happens to mean "cloud" in Maori.