Polynesian Submitted Names

These names are used on the various Polynesian islands of the Pacific.
gender
usage
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Fakaolakifanga m Tongan
Means "light on the beach" in Tongan.
Fakaosifolau m Tongan
Means "to sail for the last time" or "person who continuously voyages" in Tongan.
Fakapulia m Tongan
Means "to conceal" in Tongan.
Fakatete m Tongan
Means "boat race" in Tongan.
Fakatoumafi m Tongan
Means "both brave men" in Tongan.
Fakatouola m Tongan
Means "both to live" in Tongan.
Falakika m Tongan
Means "my mat" in Tongan.
Falanisesi f Tongan
Feminine form of Falanisisi.
Falanisisi m Tongan
Tongan form of Frances.
Faleafa m Tongan
Means "a strong house" in Tongan.
Faleola m Tongan
Means "a house of success" in Tongan.
Falisai m Tongan
Means "a handsome house" in Tongan.
Fangu m Tongan
Means "scented oil" in Tongan.
Fanguani m Tongan
Means "awaken" in Tongan.
Fangupu m Tongan
Means "always talking" in Tongan.
Fara m Tahitian
Means "screwpine" (also called pandanus; a type of plant and fruit) in Tahitian.
Farahinano f Tahitian
From the Tahitian fara meaning "panadus" and hinano meaning "panadus blossom".
Fatafehifangaafa m Tongan
Means "landing platform in time of hurricane" in Tongan.
Fatai m Tongan
Means "creeping grass" in Tongan.
Fauhiva m Tongan
Means "compose songs" in Tongan.
Fauiki m Tongan
Means "small hau trees" in Tongan.
Fautave m Tongan
Means "tall hau tree" in Tongan.
Feaokihala m Tongan
Means "keeping company on the road" in Tongan.
Feaomoemanu m Tongan
Means "accompanied by birds" in Tongan.
Fehokomoelangi m Tongan
Means "wishing to be next to the sky" in Tongan.
Feiloakimua m Tongan
Means "to meet before" in Tongan.
Fekau m Tongan
Means "order, message" in Tongan.
Fekeila m Tongan
Means "spotted octopus" in Tongan.
Feoamoeata m Tongan
Means "to accompany the shadow" in Tongan.
Fetia f Polynesian, Tahitian
Means "star" in Tahitian.
Fetu f Samoan
Means "star" in Samoan.
Fetulikimoana m Tongan
Means "hurrying out to the ocean" in Tongan.
Fetulimoeata m Tongan
Means "chased by the dawn" in Tongan.
Fetuu m & f Tongan
Means "star" in Tongan.
Fevanga m Tongan
Means "to desire" in Tongan.
Fiafia f Samoan
Means "happy" in Samoan.
Fiatoa m Tongan
Tongan form of Theodore.
Fiefia m Tongan
Means "rejoice, gladness" in Tongan.
Fieiloeua m & f Tongan
Means "twilight light, dawn light" in Tongan.
Fielea m Tongan
Means "wish to speak" in Tongan.
Filemu m & f Samoan
Means "quiet, peacefulness" in Samoan.
Fili m Polynesian
Polynesian form of Phil.
Filiai m Tongan
Means "choose amongst many things" in Tongan.
Fililava m Tongan
Means "get his choice" in Tongan.
Fuifui m Polynesian
Tongan meaning "love love", to indicate "greatly loved". A famous namesake is Tongan-born international rugby league footballer Fuifui Moimoi.
Ha'aheo f & m Hawaiian
Means "cherished with pride" in Hawaiian.
Haere m Maori
Personification of the rainbow in Māori myth.
Haikela f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Hazel.
Hailama m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Hiram.
Haimona m Maori
Maori form of Simon 1.
Haiti f Tongan
Tongan borrowing of Heidi.
Hakaraia m Maori
Maori form of Zechariah.
Hakopa m Maori
Maori form of Jacob.
Halaki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Charlotte.
Halani f Hawaiian
Means "breath of heaven" in Hawaiian.
Hale m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Harry.
Haleakalā f Hawaiian
Means "house of the sun" in Hawaiian. Its usage was likely inspired by the crater of the same name in Maui.
Halemano m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Herman.
Hali f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Holly.
Hali'a f Hawaiian
Means "fond remembrance" in Hawaiian.
Halia f Hawaiian
Directly taken from Hawaiian hali'a meaning "memory of a loved one, cherished or loving memory". It made the top 100 in Hawaii for the first time in 2020, the year of the Covid19 pandemic.
Halikaka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Harriet.
Halola m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Harold.
Halona f Hawaiian
Means "peering; place from which to peer, place to peer at, lookout" in Hawaiian.
Hāmiora m Maori
Maori form of Samuel.
Hāmuera m Maori
Maori form of Samuel.
Hana f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "work" in Hawaiian.
Hanalei f & m Hawaiian
Means "crescent bay" from Hawaiian hana "bay" and lei. It is sometimes used as the Hawaiian form of Henry.
Hanohano m Hawaiian
Means "glorious" in Hawaiian.
Haoa m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Howard.
Hapaki m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Herbert.
Hārata f Maori
Maori form of Charlotte.
Hareruia m & f Maori
Maori form of Hallelujah.
Hāriata f Maori
Maori form of Harriet.
Haumanava m & f Tahitian
Combination of Tahitian hau meaning "peace" and manava meaning "welcome".
Haumiatiketike f & m Maori
Long form of Haumia. The god of wild food in Māori myth.
Haunui m Tahitian
Means "great peace" from Tahitian hau meaning "peace, concord" and nui meaning "great, big".
Hauʻoli m & f Hawaiian
Means "happiness" in Hawaiian. This name was used by American actress Mary Astor as a middle name for her daughter, Marylyn Hauoli Thorpe, who was born in 1932 in Honolulu, Hawaii. A known bearer is American football player Hauʻoli Kikaha (1992-).
Havea m Tongan
Tongan form of Xavier.
Hawaiki m & f Maori
Means "sacred homeland" in Māori.
Hawaiki f Tahitian
Derived from Proto-Polynesian Sawaiki meaning "Ra'iātea", referring to the island of which the Polynesian peoples originated from. Today, Ra'iātea is the second largest island in French Polynesia.
Hawaikii f & m Maori
Its a pretty cool name.
Hawea f Hawaiian
Possibly taken from hāwea, the name of a mythical drum brought from Tahiti.
Haych m Samoan
is a nickname from samoa
Healani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly mist", from hea meaning "mist" and lani meaning "sky, heaven".
Hedesa f Tahitian
Tahitian form of Hadassah.
Heepuenui f Tahitian
Means "to lie in a cloudless sky"; from Tahitian heepuenui.
Heiana f Tahitian
From the Tahitian hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and ana meaning "he, she, it", or "belonging to him/her". Another commonly suggesting etymology is anaana meaning "bright, shining".
Heiani f Tahitian
Possibly from Tahitian hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and ani# meaning "request".
Heiarii m & f Tahitian
Means "crown king, royal crown" in Tahitian; derived from ari'i meaning "king".
Heiata m & f Tahitian
Means "cloud crown" in Tahitian; a combination of ata "cloud" and hei "crown".
Heiki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Heidi.
Heilani f Tahitian
From Tahitian hei meaning "crown" and Hawaiian lani meaning "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
Heimana f & m Tahitian
From Polynesian meaning "powerful crown moving the sky".
Heimanu f & m Tahitian
Means "bird crown" or "crown of the bird"; a combination of hei "crown" and manu "bird".
Heimoana m Tahitian
Means "crown of the ocean"; a combination of hei "crown" and moana "ocean".
Heinere m Tahitian
Tahitian form of Henri (see Henry).
Hei'ura f Tahitian
From Tahitian hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and 'ura an archaic term meaning "red".
Heiura f Tahitian
Means either "crown of feathers" or "crown of fire" depending on the pronunciation.
Hekele f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Heather.
Hekewika f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Hedwig.
Heki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Hedy.
Hekili m & f Hawaiian
Means "thunder" in Hawaiian. Apparently in the past, Herman was sometimes used as its Anglicized form.
Hēnare m Maori
Maori form of Henry.
Henele m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Henry.
Heneli m Tongan
Tongan form of Henry.
Hēni f Maori
Maori form of Jane.
Herehau m & f Tahitian
Means "love of peace" in Tahitian; a combination of here "love" and hau "peace".
Heremaia m Maori
Maori form of Jeremiah.
Heremana m Tahitian
Means "power of love" in Tahitian.
Heremanu m Tahitian
Means "bird of love"; a combination of here "love" and manu "bird".
Herena f Maori
Maori form of Helen.
Herewini m Maori
Maori form of Selwyn.
Hiapo m & f Hawaiian
Means "first born" in Hawaiian.
Hiʻilani f & m Hawaiian
Means "held in the arms of heaven," from hiʻi "bear, hold/carry in the arms" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."
Hiʻilei f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Means "child carried in the arms" from Hawaiian hiʻi "carry in the arms" and lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei).
Hika m Maori
Means "friend" in Maori.
Hilina'i m & f Hawaiian
Means "trust" in Hawaiian.
Himene f Maori
Means "melody" in Maori.
Hīmi m Maori
Maori form of James or Jim.
Himiona m Maori
Maori form of Simeon.
Hina f & m Hawaiian (Rare), Tahitian
Meaning "grey, prostrate."
Hīnano m & f Hawaiian (Rare), Tahitian
This name means either "(male) pandanus flower" or "(male) pandanus blossom."
Hinatea f Tahitian
Means "great white granddaughter admired by goddesses" in Tahitian.
Hinauri f Maori
Means "dark grey" in Maori.
Hinekoa f Maori
Means "happy girl" in Maori.
Hinemoa f Maori
From the Maori hine meaning "girl, daughter" and moa, the Maori name of an extinct species of bird.
Hinerangi f Maori
Means "sky/heaven girl" in Maori.
Hira f Maori
Means "great, important" or "abundant" in Maori.
Hirawanu m Moriori
The name's meaning as of this typing is not known. This may not just be a Moriori name since there is at least one Maori with this name who was a chief of the Rangitane and Ngatitmotuahi tribes in 1858... [more]
Hiro m Polynesian Mythology, Tahitian
Meaning unknown. Hiro was a demigod in Polynesian mythology.
Hiruwheta m Maori
Maori form of Sylvester.
Hiu m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Hugh.
Hiwa f Maori
Short for Hiwa-i-te-rangi, one of the stars in Te Kāhui o Matariki. Hiwa means "active" in Māori.
Hiwahiwa f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Means "precious" in Hawaiian.
Hoana f Maori
Maori form of Joan 1 and Joanna.
Hoani m Maori
Maori form of John.
Hohua m Maori (Rare)
Maori Form of the name Joshua
Hoke m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jose.
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.
Hola f Polynesian
Means "hour" in Hawaiian, Samoan and Maori.
Homela m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Homer.
Hone m Maori
Maori form of John. Hone Tūwhare (21 October 1922 – 16 January 2008) was a noted Māori New Zealand poet.
Hōnore m & f Maori
New Zealand Maori.... [more]
Honu m Hawaiian, Maori, Tahitian
Means "turtle" in Hawaiian, Tahitian and Maori.
Ho'okano m Hawaiian
Meaning "proud."
Ho'onani m & f Hawaiian
Meaning "adornment."
Ho'opi'i m Hawaiian
Means "ascent" in Hawaiian.
Hopeleka m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Hobert.
Hori m Maori
Maori form of George.
Horomona m Moriori
The meaning of this name is possibly not known. This was the name of a boy who was one of the survivors in 1861 of the Moriori genocide. This name has been used as a surname as well.
Hualani f & m Hawaiian
Meaning "heavenly fruit."
Huanu m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Juan 1.
Hû'eu m Hawaiian
Meaning "mischievious."
Huinga f Maori
Means "gathering" in Māori.
Hukupapa f & m Maori (Rare)
Means "frost" in Maori.
Huriata f & m Maori
Maori name meaning "Turn Morning" "Dawn" Or "Daylight". Huri means to 'turn' or 'change' and Ata means 'Morning'.
Iakoba m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Jacob. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.
Iakona m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jason.
Iakopo m Samoan
Samoan form of Jacob.
Iana m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Ian.
Iedel f Polynesian
Means "mango" in Palauan.
Ieki m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jesse.
Ieremia m Romanian (Rare), Georgian (Rare), Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Romanian form of Yirmiyahu (see Jeremiah) as well as an older Georgian and Hawaiian form of the name. The modern Georgian form is Eremia.... [more]
Īhāia m Maori
Maori form of Isaiah.
Ihaka m Maori
Maori form of Isaac.
Ihimaera f Maori
This name in English even though possibly female before European contact means Ishmael. This is the name of Owenga and Otonga Moriori Ihimaera Rehe (d. 1903) who was a daughter of Owenga-Otonga chief and mother of the last full blooded Moriori Tommy Solomon.
Ihipera f Maori
Maori form of Isabel and Isabella.
Ilaisaane f Polynesian
A familiar name in Tonga, Ilaisaane is of Polynesian origin and is said to mean "blooming flower."
Ileina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Elaine.
Ilihia f Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word referring to reverence, meaning "stricken with awe."
Ilima m & f Hawaiian
Flower of O'ahu... [more]
Ilisa f Tongan, Fijian
Short form of Ilisapeti or Ilisapeci. It is also the equivalent of Eliza in both languages.
Ilisapeti f Tongan
Tongan form of Elizabeth.
Ina m & f Polynesian, Chamorro
Derived from Chamarro ina "to illuminate, to light up."
Inina f Polynesian, Chamorro, Chuukese
Means "glimmer, a faint intermittent light", from the Polynesian, Chamorro and Chuukese word ininä; ina.
Inoke m & f Fijian, Tongan
Tongan form of Enoch.
Ioba m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Job. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.
Ioe m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Joe.
Ioei m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Joey.
Ioela m Hawaiian
Variant of Io'ela.
Ioi f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Joy.
Ioke m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Joyce.
Iokepa m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Joseph.
Iokepine f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Josephine.
Iolakana m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jordan.
Iolani f Hawaiian
Means "exalted hawk" in Hawaiian.
Iolina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jolyn.
Iona m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Jon 1 / Jon 2.
Ionakana m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Jonathan.
Ionilina f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Jonilyn.
Iosefo m Polynesian
Samoan form of Joseph.
Iosua m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Joshua. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.
Ipolani f Hawaiian
Meaning "Heavenly Sweetheart", it combines Ipo, meaning "sweetheart, darling" and Lani, meaning "sky, heaven".
Irihāpeti f Maori
Maori form of Elizabeth.
Isa f Polynesian, Chamorro
A female Chamorro name, either derived from the noun isa meaning "rainbow", or possibly derived from the verb meaning "to flatter" or the transitive verb meaning "to rise, to haul up".
Isaako m Samoan
Samoan form of Isaac.
'Isaia m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Isaiah. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.
Iuda m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Older Hawaiian form of Jude 1. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.
Iukekini m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Justin.
Iuki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Judy.
Iukika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Judith.
Iukini m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Eugene.
Iune f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of June.
Iuni f Samoan
Samoan form of June.
Iwa f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Eva.
'Iwalani f Hawaiian
This name means "heavenly frigate bird" or "heavenly man-of-war bird" from 'iwa meaning "frigate bird, man-of-war bird" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual."
Iweke f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Yvette / Evette.
Kaʻaeʻa f & m Hawaiian
From the Hawaiian ka meaning "the" and 'ae'a meaning "wandering".
Kaʻahanui f & m Hawaiian
Derived from the Hawaiian word ka meaning "the" and 'ahanui, the name of a type of native sedge plant (Machaerina mariscoides subsp. meyenii).
Kaʻākau f & m Hawaiian
From the Hawaiian ka meaning "the" and ʻākau meaning "right" or "north".
Kaʻanāʻanā f & m Hawaiian (Archaic)
Hawaiian feminine name derived from ka meaning "the" and ʻanāʻanā meaning "black magic". This name is rarely used in modern times.
Ka'ano'i m & f Hawaiian
Means "the beloved one" in Hawaiian.... [more]
Kaʻaukai m & f Hawaiian
Means "the seafarer" in Hawaiian.
Ka'awa m & f Hawaiian
From the Hawaiian ka meaning "the" and 'awa meaning "kava" or "cold mountain rain, mist, fog".
Kaea m & f Maori
Means "leader of dance/song" in Māori.
Kaʻehu m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian name with the combination of ka "the" and ʻehu "sea spray; reddish hair".
Kaehuwahine f Hawaiian
From the Hawaiian ka meaning "the", ehu meaning "sea spray", "dust, pollen" or "reddish hair" and wahine meaning "woman".
Kaʻena f & m Hawaiian
Combination of ka "the" and ʻena "heat". Also a short form of compound names beginning thus.
Kāʻeo m Hawaiian
From the word meaning "full of knowledge" or "zealous."
Kaewa f Maori
Means "wanderer, traveller" in Maori.
Kahalaomāpuana f Polynesian Mythology, Hawaiian (Rare)
A minor goddess, the fifth Maile sister. Combintion of ka "the", hala "pandanus", o "of" and māpuana "wafted fragrance".
Kahale m Hawaiian
Means "home" in Hawaiian.
Kahaleohulehua f Hawaiian
The house decorated with Lehua blossoms.
Kahananui m & f Hawaiian
Meaning "the great work, the hard job". From Hawaiian ka "the", hana "work" and nui "big".
Kāhealani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly name" or "greet the sky," from kāhea meaning "to call, cry out, invoke, greet, name" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."
Kahekili m & f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the thunder" in Hawaiian, from definite article ka and hekili "thunder". It's also used for females, though it's unclear if the etymology for Kahekili, as a feminine name, is different to the meaning given here or not.... [more]
Kahele f & m Hawaiian
Means "the walk" or "the moving," from definite article ka and hele meaning "to go, come, walk, going, moving."
Kaheleha m Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
A legendary chief from native Hawaiian mythology.
Kahiau m & f Hawaiian (Rare)
From a rarely used word that refers to an action of giving generously with a heart and not expecting something in return.
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]
Kahīnano m & f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the (male) pandanus flower," from definite article ka and hīnano meaning "male pandanus blossom."
Kahōkū f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the star," from definite article ka and hōkū meaning "star."
Kahôkûokalani m Hawaiian
Means "heavenly star" in Hawaiian.
Kahue m & f Hawaiian
Means "the gourd" or "the water calabash," from definite article ka and hue meaning "gourd, water calabash."
Kāhui f & m Maori (Rare)
Variant of Te Kāhui meaning "constellation" in Māori.
Kahukura m & f Maori
Means "red ocre cape" Māori. Personification of the rainbow in Māori myth along with Haere and Ōuenuku.
Kahula f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian name with the combination of ka meaning "the" + hula meaning "dance".
Kahutia m & f Maori
Short for Kahutia-te-rangi, the birth name of Paikea.
Kaiali'i m & f Hawaiian
Means "chief of the sea" in Hawaiian, a combination of Hawaiian kai meaning "sea" and ali'i meaning "chief, officer, ruler, monarch, peer, headman, king, commander". A famous bearer of this name is Hawaii Representative Kaiali'i Kahele.
Kaiea m & f Hawaiian
Means "rising sea," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and ea meaning "to rise, go up, raise."
Kaihau m & f Maori
Variant of Te Kaihau meaning "cloud eater" in Māori.
Kaika m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Craig.
Kaikaina f Hawaiian
Name of character Kaikaina Grif, in Rooster Teeth Productions "Red vs Blue". She's the sister of main character Dexter Grif, and is called 'sister' throughout her appearances.
Kaikea m Hawaiian
Means "clear sea," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and kea meaning "white, clear."
Kaiki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Daisy.
Kaikoa m Hawaiian
Means "sea warrior," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and koa meaning "soldier, warrior, fighter."
Kaila f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Dale, Kyle and Gail / Gayle.
Kaileʻa f Hawaiian
Means "joyful sea" or "sea of joy," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and leʻa meaning "joy, pleasure, happiness."
Kailene f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Gaylene.
Ka'ili f & m Hawaiian
Means "the skin, the pebble" in Hawaiian.
Kaili f & m Hawaiian, Chinese
From the Polynesian/Hawaiian origin, Kaili is the name of a Hawaiian deity, Kukailimoku. In Chinese, the name means "beautiful" and "victorious".
Ka'ilianu f & m Hawaiian
From the Hawaiian ka meaning "the", 'ili meaning "skin" or "pebble" and anu meaning "cool, cold".
Kailina f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Gaylyn.
Kailola m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Gaylord.
Kaʻimipono m Hawaiian
Means "the search for prosperity" or "the one who seeks to prosper," from definite article ka, ʻimi meaning "to look, hunt, search, seek" and pono meaning "goodness, morality, excellence, well-being, prosperity."
Kainalu m Hawaiian
Means "sea wave," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and nalu meaning "wave, surf."
Kainani f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "beautiful sea," "glorious sea" or "sea of splendour," from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and nani meaning "beauty, glory, splendour."
Kainoa m & f Hawaiian
This name can mean "sea of freedom," which would derive from kai meaning "sea, sea water" and noa meaning "freedom," or "the namesake," which would derive from ka, which is a definite article, and inoa meaning "name(sake)."
Kaipolani f & m Hawaiian
From Hawaiian ka, a definite article, ipo meaning "sweetheart, darling" and lani meaning "sky, heaven".
Kairangi m & f Maori
Means "exalted" in Maori.
Kairì m Hawaiian
Kairi or Kairì is a name of hawaiian origin, meaning "calm sea".
Kaʻiulani f Hawaiian
Means "the sacred sky," "the sacred heaven," "the sacred, heavenly one" or "the royal, sacred one," from definite article ka, ʻiu meaning "lofty, sacred, revered, consecrated" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."... [more]
Kaiwi m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name meaning "the bone", a symbol of life and old age.