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Re: First name OKALANI
A little research on the same site reveals that O means "of" and KA is the definite article "the." As in any language, the use of articles is idiomatic--we don't say "the heaven" in English, but this is usual in Hawaiian. So O KA LANI would apparently mean "of (the) heaven."

This message was edited 8/25/2010, 12:47 PM

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Thanks for adding that! I hadn't thought of breaking it down like that. Makes sense, though.
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Thanks to both of you!I checked the website you are referring to, which was very interesting. Still I would like to find out more about the cultural background of Hawaiian naming. Does anyone have a link for me?
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