Wailani

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Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /wai̯ˈla.ni/, [ʋəjˈlɐ.ni]

Proper noun[edit]

Wailani

  1. a female given name from Hawaiian, sometimes also given to men

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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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