Kalei

Hawaiian

Etymology

ka (“the”) + lei (“lei, wreath; child”). Also short form of compound names beginning with Kalei-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈlei̯/, [kəˈlɛj]

Proper noun

Kalei

1. a male or (less commonly today) female given name from Hawaiian

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kalei occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 25 women and 15 men.