Alana
Feminine form of Alan (from Alan + -a). In regular use since the 20th century. alana (“awakening”); the modern usage is reinforced by English Alana.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
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Anuhea
anuhea (“cool soft fragrance”), from anu (“coolness”) + hea (“mist”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Hanalei
From Hana- (“Bay”, in compounds) + lei (“lei, necklace”), literally “crescent bay”.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Hauʻoli
From hauʻoli (“happiness”).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Haunani
hau (“snow”) + nani (“beauty”) = "beautiful snow", as on mountain tops in Hawaii.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Hiʻiaka
Borrowed from Hawaiian Hiʻiaka.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Hiʻilani
hiʻi (“carry in the arms”) + lani (“sky”) = "cherished or praised one".
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Hilo
Cognate of Māori Whiro, Rarotongan ʻiro and Tahitian Firo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Hōkūlani
From hōkū (“star”) + lani (“sky”), literally “heavenly star”.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Ikaika
ikaika (“strong”)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kahalaomāpuana
From ka (definite article) + hala (“pandanus”) + o (possessive particle) + māpuana (“wafted fragrance”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 6 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kahealani
From ka (“the”) + hea (“mist; to call, name”) + lani (“sky”) = "the heavenly mist" or "the calling of heaven" .
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Kaʻiulani
ka (“the”) + ʻiu (“sacred”) + lani (“sky”) = "the royal sacred one". Name of the last crown princess of Hawaii.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Kaila
kaila (“style”),a loan word from English style; can also be construed as ka (“the”) + ila (“dark birthmark; darkness; seedling”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kainalu
kai (“sea”) + nalu (“wave”) = "billowy sea".
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
Kalani
Borrowed from Hawaiian Kalani.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Kalena
ka (“the”) + lena (“yellow”).(Yellow was a royal color.) Later also used as a phonetic rendering of the English Karen.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kalia
kalia (“waited for”), also the name of a native tree of the linden family.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kaliʻa
From ka (“the”) + liʻa (“desire”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kamehameha
From Hawaiian Kamehameha, itself a compound of ka (“the”, definite article) + mehameha (“lonely, solitary, silent”, with an emphasis on notions of taboo in the holy sense).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kamila
Learned borrowing from Latin Camilla. kamila (“camellia”)
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kapiʻolani
From ka (definite article) + piʻo (“arch”) + lani (“sky”), literally “the heavenly arch, rainbow”.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Kapono
ka (“the”) + pono (“good, upright”); also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Kawena
ka (“the”) + wena (“glow”). Made famous by Mary Kawena Pukui, whose name was shortened from Kawenaʻulaokalaniahiʻiakaikapoliopelekawahineʻaihonua "The rosy glow of the sky of…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kealiʻi
ke (“the”) + aliʻi (“chief, nobleman”). Also short form of compound names beginning with Kealiʻi-.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Keanu
Borrowed from Hawaiian Keanu. From ke (definite particle) + anu (“coolness”); coolness is a symbol of happiness and romance in the warm Hawaiian climate. Also used as a short…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
Kēhaulani
kēhau (“dew”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly dew".
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Kiele
kiele (“gardenia; fragrance”). Cognate with the Tahitian name Tiare.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Koa
koa (“warrior, courage; koa tree”). Also a short form of compound names containing the element koa.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends A
Kolokea
kolo (“to creep”) + kea (“white”) = "white creeping (mist)".
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kū
kū (“upright”)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ū
Kuʻuleialoha
kuʻu (“my”) + lei (“wreath; child”) + aloha (“love”) = "my beloved child".
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Laʻakea
From laʻa (“sacredness”) + kea (“white”), literally “sacred things of day”.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Lani
Borrowed from Hawaiian Lani.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Leilani
Borrowed from Hawaiian Leilani.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Leimomi
lei (“wreath; child”) + momi (“pearl”) = "pearl necklace; precious and beautiful child".
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Leināʻala
lei (“to leap”) + nā (“the”)(plural) + ʻala (“fragrance”) = "the fragrances are wafted". Name of the heroine of a 19th century romance.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Leinani
lei (“wreath; child”) + nani (“beauty”) = "beautiful child".
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Lilinoe
From lilinoe (“mists”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Lokelani
From lokelani (“the rose flower”), literally "heavenly rose".
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Māhealani
māhea (“haze”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly haze".
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Mahina
mahina (“moon, moonlight; a farm”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Maile
From Hawaiian Maile, from maile (“maile, a flowering Hawaiian vine”). From maile (“maile (vine)”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Makoa
makoa (“brave”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Malia
Borrowed from Hawaiian Malia (“Mary”) and in some cases from Mālia (“calm”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Mālie
mālie (“calm”)
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Māpuana
māpuana (“wafted fragrance”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Mele
Borrowed from English Mary. Identical with the Hawaiian word mele (“chant, song”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Melia
From melia (“plumeria”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Mililani
From mili (“caress”) + lani (“sky”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Moana
From Hawaiian Moana (“sea, ocean”), Māori moana, and other Polynesian languages.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Mokihana
From the mokihana tree of Kauai, with fragrant berries strung into leis.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Momi
momi (“pearl”). Also a translation of the English name Pearl.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Momilani
momi (“pearl”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly pearl".
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Naiʻa
From naiʻa (“dolphin”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Nāinoa
nā, plural definite article + inoa (“names; namesakes”). Originally given to a child who was named after relatives or friends.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Nakoa
From nakoa (“brave”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Nalani
Borrowing (or misspelling) from Hawaiian Nālani.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Nanea
From nanea (“fascinating”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Nani
From nani (“beauty”). Also a short form of numerous female compound names ending in -nani.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I