Kaʻiulani
Hawaiian
editEtymology
editka (“the”) + ʻiu (“sacred”) + lani (“sky”) = "the royal sacred one". Name of the last crown princess of Hawaii.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKaʻiulani
- a female given name from Hawaiian, of 20th century and later usage
References
edit- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986, page 104
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records The name does not occur in 19th century marriage records. Early examples:
- Carrie Kaiulani Muller, married in 1915, Big Island
- Dorothy Anna Kaiulani Langehein, married in 1926, Honolulu