Piʻilani
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
piʻi (“to ascend”) + lani (“sky”), literally “ascent to heaven”.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Piʻilani
- (Hawaiian mythology) An ancient chief of Maui.
- a female given name from Hawaiian popular in early 20th century
- (less common today) a male given name from Hawaiian
References edit
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 396
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Piilani (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 10 women and 3 men.