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Name Piʻilani
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Hawaiian
Pronounced Pron. /pi.ʔiˈla.ni/
Theme sky
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Meaning & History
Means "rising sky" or "to ascend to heaven," from piʻi meaning "climb, ascend, advance, mount, rise" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."One (male) bearer of this name is Piʻilani (ca. 1577-?) who ruled as the 15th Mōʻī of Maui.