84%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Hawaiian Pronounced Pron. /ka.ˈlej/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "the flowers" or "the child" from Hawaiian ka "the" and lei "flowers, lei, child". Related Names Rootska + leiUser SubmissionKalei Categories child meaning, Chocolatier characters, flora, flowers, isograms, top 10 in Hawaii - 1900-1939