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Of the names listed for girls, only Kailani could be entirely Hawaiian; "r" and "t" don't occur in the Hawaiian language. Kailani sounds very nice, but I'm confused about its intended meaning. "Kai" is a common noun for "sea" or "sea water", while "lani" is Hawaiian "the heavens." Taken together, the name may be a reference to "heavely water" (rain?) but "kai" is specifically salt water.

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