Kealiʻi

Hawaiian

Etymology

ke (“the”) + aliʻi (“chief, nobleman”). Also short form of compound names beginning with Kealiʻi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ke.aˈli.ʔi/, [ke.jəˈli.ʔi]

Proper noun

Kealiʻi

1. a male given name from Hawaiian

Related terms

• Keliʻi

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kealii occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 2 men.