Puanani

Hawaiian

Etymology

pua (“flower”) +‎ nani (“beauty”), literally “beautiful flower”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.aˈna.ni/, [pu.wəˈnɐ.ni]

Proper noun

Puanani

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

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Puanani occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 2 women and 1 man.