Kalani

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See also: kalani and kālani

English

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Etymology

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From Hawaiian Kalani.

Proper noun

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Kalani (plural Kalanis)

  1. A unisex given name from Hawaiian.
    • 2022 May 11, Sandra E. Garcia, “Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.”, in The New York Times Magazine[1]:
      Kalani Wright, a 24-year old[sic] from Mississippi, wanted to have Lipo 360, a procedure that removes fat from all areas of the midsection, and a B.B.L. last year.
  2. A surname from Hawaiian.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kalani is the 41359th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 526 individuals. Kalani is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (46.01%), Mixed Race (26.81%) and White (20.72%) individuals.

Further reading

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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ka (the) + lani (heavens; sky; king, queen) meaning "the heavens", "sky", "royal one", or "chief". Also short for many compound names beginning with Kalani-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈla.ni/, [kəˈlɐ.ni]

Proper noun

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Kalani

  1. a male or (less commonly) female given name from Hawaiian
  2. a surname

References

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