Pualani

Hawaiian

Etymology

pua (“flower”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly flower; descendant of royalty".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pu.aˈla.ni/, [pu.wəˈlɐ.ni]

Proper noun

Pualani

  1. a female given name from Hawaiian, of 20th century usage

References
  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986, page 193
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Pualani occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman and 2 men.
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