Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Hawaiian Pronounced Pron. keh-a-lo-hee-LA-nee [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "the heavenly brightness" or "the bright sky," from definite article ke, ʻalohi meaning "bright, brilliant, glitter, sparkle" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."