Wailani

Hawaiian

Etymology

wai (“water”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly water".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vajˈla.ni/, [ʋɐjˈlɐni]
  • (rapid speech) IPA(key): [ʋɛjˈlɐni]

Proper noun

Wailani

  1. A female given name, sometimes also given to men.

References
  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records The name does not appear in 19th-century marriage records. Early example:
    Wailani Keka (male), married in 1910, Honolulu
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