Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

pua (flower) + lani (sky) = "heavenly flower; descendant of royalty".

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pu.aˈla.ni/, [pu.wəˈlɐ.ni]

Proper noun edit

Pualani

  1. a female given name from Hawaiian, popular in the 20th century

References edit

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986, page 193
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Pualani occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman and 2 men.