Wailani

Hawaiian

Etymology

wai (“water”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly water".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wai̯ˈla.ni/, [ʋəjˈlɐ.ni]

Proper noun

Wailani

1. a female or (sometimes) male given name from Hawaiian

Related terms

• Kawailani

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records The name does not appear in 19th-century marriage records. Early example:

  Wailani Keka (male), married in 1910, Honolulu