Hanalei
Hawaiian
Etymology
hana (“bay”) + lei (“lei”) = "crescent bay".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- A district, village and valley on Kauai.
- a male given name from Hawaiian, also used as a variant of Hanalē, from English Henry.
- a female given name from Hawaiian.
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert - Esther T. Mookini, Place Names of Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press 1974
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Hanalei occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 9 women and 9 men.