Māhealani
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Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]māhea (“haze”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly haze".
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Māhealani
- night of the full moon in ancient Hawaiian calendar
- a female given name from Hawaiian
References
[edit]- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986, page 219
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Mahealani (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman.
- Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by State: included in the top hundred first names for girls born in the State of Hawaii in 1998, 1999 and 2002 as Mahealani (the source does not use diacritical marks).