Pualani
Hawaiian
editEtymology
editpua (“flower”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly flower; descendant of royalty".
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPualani
- a female given name from Hawaiian, of 20th century usage
References
edit- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986, page 193
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Pualani occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman and 2 men.