Hōkūlani

Hawaiian

Etymology

From hōkū (“star”) + lani (“sky”), literally “heavenly star”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoːˌkuːˈla.ni/, [hoːˌkuːˈlɐ.ni]

Proper noun

Hōkūlani

1. a female given name from Hawaiian, used since the 20th century

Usage notes

• Also the name of a school in Honolulu.

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert, Esther T. Mookini (1974) Place Names of Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press
• “Marriage records”, in Hawaii State Archives‎^[1], (Can we date this quote?): the name does not appear in 19th century marriage records.