Top Ten Names -- Girls:
|
Name
|
Meaning
|
| Anela |
Angel |
| Anuhea |
Cool mountain breeze |
| Haunani |
Heavenly dew |
| Kanani |
Beautiful |
| Kiele |
Gardenia |
| Leilani |
Heavenly flower |
| Lokelani |
Rose |
| Mililani |
Heavenly caress |
| Noelani |
A heavenly mist |
| Pualani |
Heavenly flower |
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Top Ten Names -- Boys:
|
Name
|
Meaning
|
| Alika |
Defender of mankind |
| Ekewaka |
Wealthy guardian |
| Haoa |
Chief |
| Iokepa |
God will multiply |
| Ka'eo |
Victory |
| Kimokea |
Honoring God |
| Lokela |
Famous warrior |
| Nikolao |
Victory of the people |
| Pakelika |
Noble |
| Palani |
Free man |
The Hawaiian language (Hawaiian: ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i) is an Austronesian language that takes its name from Hawai'i, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the State of Hawaii. King Kamehameha III established the first Hawaiian-language constitutions in 1839 and 1840.
In general, each Hawaiian letter represents the sound value of the same letter in the IPA alphabet. Due to extensive allophony, however, if one were to converse in Hawaiian with only 13 phones, the result would sound definitely foreign to the ear of a native speaker.
