indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Meaning & History
Means "the thunder" in Hawaiian, from definite article ka and hekili "thunder". It's also used for females, though it's unclear if the etymology for Kahekili, as a feminine name, is different to the meaning given here or not.Two bearers of this name include Kahekili I and Kahekili II (c. 1737–1794), who were respectively the 13th and 25th Mōʻī of the Māui people of Hawaii. In their cases, Kahekili was short for Kāne-Hekili (the Hawaiian god of thunder). A more modern bearer is Kahekili Kali (b. 2011), a son of actress Evangeline Lilly and her Hawaiian partner Norman Kali.