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A Hawaiian name is a name in the Hawaiian language. Such names are popular not only in Hawaiian families, but also among English speakers in Hawai‘i, and even in the United States mainland among both non-native and native Hawaiians, especially in states such as Utah.


List of Hawaiian names

A

E

  • ‘Ewalani – (F) "Heavenly woman" (`Ewa is Hawaiian for "Eve", figuratively meaning "woman")

H

  • Hōkū – (M) "Star"

I

K

  • Ka‘imi – (M)
  • Kalani – (M or F) "The sky or heavens" or "the royal chief".
  • Kapono – (M) "The righteousness" or "the goodness"
  • Kapua – (F) "The flower"
  • Keali‘i – (M) "The chief"
  • Keoki – (M) Hawaiian for "George"

L

  • Leilani – (F) "Heavenly lei" or "royal child"

M

  • Maui – (M) From the demigod, Māui

N

O

P

  • Pualani – (F) "Heavenly flower"
  • Puanani – (F) "Beautiful flower"

U

  • U‘ilani – (F) "Heavenly (or royal) beauty"

W