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HelpRe: What are your favorite Hawaiian names?
in reply to a message by Lily
I kind of like Wiktionary's Hawaiian names appendix. From it, I like:
'Alani (f) - the orange tree/fruit.
'Ehukai (m) - sea spray.
Hanauni (f) - beautiful snow.
Hokulani (f) - heavenly star.
Hualani (f) - heavenly fruit.
'Ime'ki (m/f) - seeker of knowledge.
'Iwalani (f) - majestic beauty.
Ka'ena (f/m) - the red hot glow.
Kaha'i (m) - the name of a famous navigator.
Ka'ili (f) - a pebble.
Kainalu (m) - billowy sea.
Kalei (f) - the child.
Kaliko (f/m) - the bud
Kamalei (f/m) - the beloved child.
Kanani
Ka'ohu (f) - the mist.
Kau'i (f) - the youth, the beauty.
Kawika (m) - Hawaiian form of David.
Keao (f/m) - the daylight, the cloud.
Kehau (f/m) - the dew.
Keoni
Kimo
Kuali'i (f/m) - chief-like, kind.
Ku'ulei (f) - beloved child.
Lehua
Leina'ala (f) - gust of fragrance.
Lihau (f) - cool and fresh, a mountain name.
Maika'i (m) - good.
Makoa (m) - fearless.
Manu (m/f) - bird.
Mililani (f) - favourite.
Moana
Momilani (f) - heavenly pearl.
Nai'a (f/m) - porpoise.
Nainoa (m) - the namesakes.
Nalani
Noelani
Nohea (m/f) - handsome, lovely.
Ululani (f) - heavenly inspiration.
From BtN I like:
Hokulani
Iokua (I don't know how genuine that is)
Kai
Kalani
Kanani
Keoni
Kimo
Maile
Makaio
Malie
Nalani
Noelani
There's lots of others here ---> http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Hawaiian_given_names
See anything you like? :)
Of course, of yours I think Leilani is nice and Kalani is okay. What about Nalani? I think Nalani is so pretty it might be a new GP and in person it might be kind of cool. Kanani is even better. Kanani is exotic, nifty, odd and pretty in one cool bundle. Plus it's fun to say, write, look at and contemplate. A good name! On a child with no association with Hawaii I think Hawaiian names might be a little odd, but if your child/you/your SO have an association, go with it!
And really, if you love the name and you think it can work, perhaps a Hawaiian association isn't all that necessary.
For girls Kanani or Nalani might need to steal my vote. They're kind of very pretty.
'Alani (f) - the orange tree/fruit.
'Ehukai (m) - sea spray.
Hanauni (f) - beautiful snow.
Hokulani (f) - heavenly star.
Hualani (f) - heavenly fruit.
'Ime'ki (m/f) - seeker of knowledge.
'Iwalani (f) - majestic beauty.
Ka'ena (f/m) - the red hot glow.
Kaha'i (m) - the name of a famous navigator.
Ka'ili (f) - a pebble.
Kainalu (m) - billowy sea.
Kalei (f) - the child.
Kaliko (f/m) - the bud
Kamalei (f/m) - the beloved child.
Kanani
Ka'ohu (f) - the mist.
Kau'i (f) - the youth, the beauty.
Kawika (m) - Hawaiian form of David.
Keao (f/m) - the daylight, the cloud.
Kehau (f/m) - the dew.
Keoni
Kimo
Kuali'i (f/m) - chief-like, kind.
Ku'ulei (f) - beloved child.
Lehua
Leina'ala (f) - gust of fragrance.
Lihau (f) - cool and fresh, a mountain name.
Maika'i (m) - good.
Makoa (m) - fearless.
Manu (m/f) - bird.
Mililani (f) - favourite.
Moana
Momilani (f) - heavenly pearl.
Nai'a (f/m) - porpoise.
Nainoa (m) - the namesakes.
Nalani
Noelani
Nohea (m/f) - handsome, lovely.
Ululani (f) - heavenly inspiration.
From BtN I like:
Hokulani
Iokua (I don't know how genuine that is)
Kai
Kalani
Kanani
Keoni
Kimo
Maile
Makaio
Malie
Nalani
Noelani
There's lots of others here ---> http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Hawaiian_given_names
See anything you like? :)
Of course, of yours I think Leilani is nice and Kalani is okay. What about Nalani? I think Nalani is so pretty it might be a new GP and in person it might be kind of cool. Kanani is even better. Kanani is exotic, nifty, odd and pretty in one cool bundle. Plus it's fun to say, write, look at and contemplate. A good name! On a child with no association with Hawaii I think Hawaiian names might be a little odd, but if your child/you/your SO have an association, go with it!
And really, if you love the name and you think it can work, perhaps a Hawaiian association isn't all that necessary.
For girls Kanani or Nalani might need to steal my vote. They're kind of very pretty.
This message was edited 8/25/2012, 3:33 PM
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