ʻAulani

Hawaiian

Etymology

ʻau (“to travel, swim”) + lani (“sky”) = "royal messenger ". Name of ancient chiefesses.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔau̯ˈla.ni/, [ʔəwˈlɐ.ni]

Proper noun

ʻAulani

1. a female given name from Hawaiian, sometimes also given to men

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert: Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Aulani (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name of 15 women and no men.