Kalani

I was born in 1970 and bear the name of Kalani. I've never been to Hawaii, but my parents knew the great-great-great-grandson of King Kamehameha. His game is Tom Konahele. I was named after a short version of his mother's name. Her name was Kalani'ho'o'kaha Konahele. At the time, Tom was the director of the Polynesian Dance Club at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where my parents went to University. They became great friends. And I got his mother's name or part of it. I've always believed it means "The Heaven" or "The Heavenly One" referring to a person. I've always thought my name is beautiful, and I've loved my name, however, it is a tall order. However, it gives me something majestic and wonderful to work towards.

Great name. I prefer this to Kehlani.

I wanted to use this name if I ever had a daughter since my husband is Hawaiian but...my cousin who for some reason thinks she needs to compete with me, took the name knowing we were looking for Hawaiian names for our family...I might still use it though. It goes perfectly with our surname and I can't find anything else. Kalani has such a beautiful meaning and just sounds great overall.

Perfect and gorgeous name for a girl or adult woman.

Better than Leilani. I think this name is stunning.

Kalani is such a stunningly beautiful name, the meaning is amazing and overall it's great.

I'm so glad to see the popularity of this name going up. I was born in 1977, so you can imagine it was a very rare name growing up. I've always loved it because I've always felt like it made me more of an individual. It's funny though because I'm from Minnesota, my parents are from Minnesota, and I have never been to Hawaii, though I would love to go. Maybe someday I'll find a key chain with my name on it! Lol.

I love this FEMININE NAME soo much! It ages well it’s so nice and pretty. Not a load of people have this name, you should totally name your kid this, because for sure I am. Oh, it also reminds me of Kalani Hilliker, she’s a great dancer.

I would love to name a boy this. It's masculine and yet pretty. Reminds me of Keanu, but without the connotation (not that it's a bad connotation!).

My favorite Hawaiian name. I love it!