Kauʻilani

Hawaiian

Etymology

ka (“the”) + uʻi (“youthful beauty”) + lani (“sky”) = "the heavenly or royal beauty".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkau̯.ʔiˈla.ni/, [ˌkɐw.ʔiˈlɐ.ni], [ˌkɔw.ʔiˈlɐ.ni] (rapid speech)

Proper noun

Kauʻilani

1. a female or male given name from Hawaiian

Related terms

• Kauʻi
• Uʻilani

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kauilani occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 3 women.