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
Names documented in Hawaiian
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Anuhea
anuhea (“cool soft fragrance”), from anu (“coolness”) + hea (“mist”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Hailama
Borrowed from English Hiram.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Halaki
Borrowed from English Charlotte.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Haliaka
Borrowed from English Harriet.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Hanalē
Borrowed from English Henry.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ē
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
Helena
A Latinate form of Helen, borrowed from Latin Helena. Ultimately from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). From Swedish Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Helene
From French Hélène and from German Helene. Doublet of Helen, Helena, and Elaine. From Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Borrowed from English Helen and Helene.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Henelē
Borrowed from English Henry.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ē
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
Iune
Borrowed from English June.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
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
Kakalina
Borrowed from English Catherine.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kalalaina
Borrowed from English Caroline.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kale
Borrowed from English Charles.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
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
Kalolaina
Borrowed from English Caroline.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kamaki
Borrowed from English Thomas.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
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
Kealalaina
Borrowed from English Caroline.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 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
Keleka
Borrowed from English Theresa.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kelekia
Borrowed from English Therese.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Keoki
Borrowed from English George.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Keoni
Borrowed from English John.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Kiele
kiele (“gardenia; fragrance”). Cognate with the Tahitian name Tiare.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Kilia
Borrowed from English Celia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kilikina
Borrowed from English Christina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kimo
Borrowed from English Jim.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
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
Kōleka
Borrowed from English Dorothy.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kolokea
kolo (“to creep”) + kea (“white”) = "white creeping (mist)".
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kopaea
Borrowed from English Sophia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 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
Kulia
Borrowed from English Julia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Laʻakea
From laʻa (“sacredness”) + kea (“white”), literally “sacred things of day”.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
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
Likeke
Borrowed from English Richard.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Lilia
Borrowed from Latin lilia, plural of lilium (“lily”), or a Latinization of the English Lily. Borrowed from Spanish or English. Borrowed from English Lily and Lydia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Liliana
Borrowed from English Lilian.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A