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

References

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