Comments for the name Kalea

This was a character in a book by Andrea Shophas, called 'I'll always love you, Mama" in which Flame is a young collie puppy who's mother dies and is orphaned, but is rescued by a woman who then names her Kalea.

I think of a dark-skinned Hawaii girl for this name.

Pronounced Kay-LA or Ka-lee-ah.

The correct pronunciation is Ka-LAY-uh. In Hawaiian, it's actually spelled Kale'a, with a glottal stop between the e and the a.

I'm surprised to find out that this is an actual name with a (really good) meaning. I thought it was just a kreatyv spyllyng of the hideous Kaylee. Kalea isn't one of my favorite names, but it still sounds nice.