Browse Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Hawaiian; and the description contains the keywords star or sun or moon.
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Haleakalā f Hawaiian
Means "house of the sun" in Hawaiian. Its usage was likely inspired by the crater of the same name in Maui.
Hanaiakamalama f & m Hawaiian
A compound name in Hawaiian meaning "work of the moon" or "guardian of the moon," derived from:... [more]
Hinalei f & m Hawaiian
Combination of Hina, from the Hawaiian moon Goddess and lei "flowers, lei, child".
Hoku f & m Hawaiian
Means "night of the full moon" in Hawaiian.
Hokule'a f & m Hawaiian, Astronomy
Hōkūleʻa is Hawaiian for “Star of Gladness” or “Clear Star”. The western name of this star is Arcturus. Hōkūleʻa is the brightest in the northern hemisphere and it is Hawaii’s zenith star... [more]
Hōkūokalani f & m Hawaiian
Means "star of the heavens" in Hawaiian.
Ilima m & f Hawaiian
Flower of O'ahu... [more]
Kahili f & m Hawaiian, Popular Culture
From the name of Hawaiian feathered regalia used to symbolize the ali'i (nobility). It also coincides with the Hawaiian name of several plants, such as the crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), the kahili ginger (Hedychium gardnerarium), and the red silky oak (Grevillea banksii)... [more]
Kahōkū f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the star," from definite article ka and hōkū meaning "star."
Kahōkūokalani m & f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly star, the star of the sky" in Hawaiian.
Kalāhikiola f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name meaning "the life-giving sun".
Kealohi f & m Hawaiian
In Polynesian Mythology, Kealohi is the name of a star that appears on the night of Hoaka in the month of Kaʻaona after the disappearance of Pau-ahi-lani; it in turn vanishes in Welehu. Lit., It means 'the brightness' in Native Hawaiian.
Kiakona m Hawaiian
Hawaiian for "pillar of Kona". Kona is the name of a star.
Mahana f Tahitian, Hawaiian
Means "sun" in Tahitian and "warmth, heat" in Hawaiian.
Mahana f & m Maori, Hawaiian, Tahitian
Means "warmth, heat" in Māori and Hawaiian, and "sun" in Tahitian.
Māhealani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly haze" from Hawaiian māhea "haze" and lani "sky, heaven". This was the name of the night of the full moon in the ancient Hawaiian calendar.
Mahina f Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
Means "moon, month" in Hawaiian, from Proto-Polynesian *masina. In Hawaiian mythology, Mahina is a lunar deity and the mother of Hema.
Malama f Hawaiian
Derived from the Hawaiian word mālama meaning: "moon" or "to care for." Also could be a shortened version of the name Hanaiakamalama.