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[Facts] pronouncing hawaiian names
According to a site I happen to like using these 11 names are hawaiian.
Alana
Aloha
Kalea (my guess is Ka-lea)
Kailani (my guess is Kay-lan-ee)
Kaleigh
Lahela
Lanai
Leilani (my guess is Lay-lan-ee)
Malia (my guess is Ma-lea)
Nalani
Noelani
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Correct pronunciationsAlana - ah-LAH-nah
Aloha - ah-LOH-hah
Kalea - kah-LAY-ah
Kailani - kai-LAH-nee (kai rhymes with eye)
Kaleigh - not a Hawaiian name with this spelling, as you've learned. If it was written with Hawaiian spelling, it would probably be Keili and pronounced KAY-lee
Lahela - lah-HAY-lah
Lanai - lah-NAI (NAI rhymes with eye)
Leilani - lay-LAH-nee
Malia - mah-LEE-ah (my middle name, after my mum who's Hawaiian)
Nalani - nah-LAH-nee
Noelani - noh-eh-LAH-nee
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My name is Kalea. I am not from Hawaii, but I am from australia. We pronounce my name Ka-lee-ah. I don't know if this is how you pronounce it in Hawaii, but that's how everyone I know pronounce it. The only problem anyone ever has with it is proper pronounciation.
Hope I helped,
Kalea.
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I think:Alana: ah-lah-nah
Aloha: ah-loh-hah
Kalea: kah-leh-ah
Kaleigh: no way it's Hawaiian
Lahela: lah-hel-ah
Lanai: lah-nie (rhymes with eye)
Leilani: lay-lah-nee or leh-ee-lah-nee
Malia: mah-lyah
Nalani: nah-lah-nee
Noelani: noh-eh-lah-nee
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Kaleigh: no way it's Hawaiian
Thats totally what I said when I seen it but its hawaiian at least this spelling
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Well, the spelling looks totally not Hawaiian to me... sorry...
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yeah I said the same thing but according to a hawaiian friend it is
Kaleigh!! Never thought it would be
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Considering that the letter G doesn't exist in the Hawaiian alphabet...(m)I'm guessing it isn't.Array
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may I ask Array what are you posting about because all the names I was posting about didn't have a g in them.
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Kaleigh has a G in it!a
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Lord of the RingsHas anyone noticed how many Lord of the Rings names are on this website? I don't think I've ever met or heard of someone called Frodo or Legolas. Please explain.
If you can explain, contact me by message board or Brigid_Goddess@Hotmail.com
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Those are names in literature, I know one of my freinds actually would name his son Samwise. Not every name on this sight has been used on actual people but has occured in literature, and therefore concievably could be used on an actual person.
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yeah I guess forgot about that one but according to my friend who is hawaiian that's a hawaiian name its not necessarily spelled that way. I just typed the spelling that made it easy to pronounce I guess.
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