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[Opinions] WDYT? Hawaiian Names

by Cait (guest)

8/18/2005, 8:37 AM

Hiya,

I've always been interested in Hawaii and its culture and I did a search for Hawaiian names and these
are the ones I really like. WDYT of them? And how would you pr. them? This is my biggest problem,
I'm not sure how to pr. them. All of them are girls' names, except the one at the bottom.

Haukea
Iekika
Iolana
Kai
Kala
Kalani
Kalea
Lani
Leilani
Maile
Malie
Nalani
Noelani

And ... Ikaia, which is the Hawaiian form of Isaiah.

Be honest ... But gentle :) Thanks in Advance

xx Cait xx

Not all that is gold glitters, not all those who wander are lost.
J.R.R. Tolkien

A cat will never drown if she sees the shore.
Francis Bacon 1561 - 1626

#Hawaiian

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- Julia (guest)

8/20/2005, 5:09 PM

I only like Leilani, which is said lay-LAH-nee. Noelani is okay too (noh-eh-LAH-nee).

- Maree

8/19/2005, 4:05 AM

I like:
Iolana
Kalea
Leilani
Maile
Malie

- chazda

8/18/2005, 6:07 PM

Hm. I actually know a woman named Noelani. She goes by Lani too (pronounced "Lah-nee").

I really like the name Kala.

- chazda

- KamakaMalia2006

8/18/2005, 2:00 PM

Haukea
Iekika
Iolana
Kai ~ (kie like pie)
Kala
Kalani (kay-lawn-ee)
Kalea (kay-lee-a)
Lani
Leilani (lay-lawn-ee)
Maile
Malie
Nalani (na-lawn-ee)
Noelani (no-lawn-ee)

And ... Ikaia, which is the Hawaiian form of Isaiah.

~~~I like Analena, Ikaika, Kalena, Kaleo, Keilena, Kona, Lalena, and Melena ~~~ a friend of mine lives in Hawaii and these are names that she's seen used in Hawaii and some of them are from sites with hawaiian names.

- eLLe (MonaLisa)

8/18/2005, 9:49 AM

I love Kalea! And Leilani is okay too :)

~Lisa~
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My Babies !!!!!: Morgaine, Arthur, Vivianne, Lancelot, and Guinevere

- Miss Claire

8/18/2005, 9:38 AM

I like (* = Love)

Iolana *
Kai on boy
Kalea *
Lani
Leilani *
Maile *
Malie *

~~ Claire ~~

My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July

- Alice (alice17) +3

8/18/2005, 8:59 AM

I will put how I would pronouce them in brackets

Haukea (how-KAY-ah) - not very feminine sounding imo
Iekika (eye-KEE-kah) - ditto above
Iolana (yo-LAH-nah) - I don't like names that begin with a yo, it's like you're saying "Yo, Lana!"
Kai - great name, I like it because it is the name of the boy from the Snow Queen
Kala (KAH-lah) - I don't really like any K names :)
Kalani (kah-LAH-nee) - ditto
Kalea (kah-LAY-ah) - tritto
Lani (LAH-nee) - seems very nicknamey to me
Leilani (lay-LAH-nee) - pretty but very stereotype
Maile (my-LEE) - looks pretty but sounds trendy (the lee part)
Malie (MAH-lee) - beautiful!
Nalani (nah-LAH-nee) - seems a bit mish mash imo
Noelani (noe-LAH-nee) - stereotype, again

The only Hawai'ian names I would consider using are Malia, Malie, Anuhea (ah-new-AY-uh) and Kai :)

Alice

Favourite names: Isaac, Edmund, Iris and Anouk

- Cait (guest) +1

8/18/2005, 9:15 AM

Thanks! I was more or less looking for nice meanings. I didn't see Anuhea, do you know what it
means?? x

xx Cait xx

Not all that is gold glitters, not all those who wander are lost.
J.R.R. Tolkien

A cat will never drown if she sees the shore.
Francis Bacon 1561 - 1626

- Alice (alice17)

8/18/2005, 10:01 AM

Most of the baby name sites list it as meaning "Cool and fragrant" but I'm not sure how accurate that is :)

Alice

Favourite names: Isaac, Edmund, Iris and Anouk

- Megg

8/18/2005, 9:02 AM

I love Hawaiian names and Alice explained them well enough, although I think all of them are beautiful. ^_^

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