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Kalani
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kalani kālani
English
+ (name)
Etymology 1
en haw Kalani.
Pronunciation
en /kəˈlɑːni/
en ɑːni 3
Proper noun
en unisex Hawaiian.
en 2022-05-11 Sandra E. Garcia Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke. w:The New York Times Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/11/magazine/brazilian-butt-lift.html Kalani Wright, a 24-year old from Mississippi, wanted to have Lipo 360, a procedure that removes fat from all areas of the midsection, and a B.B.L. last year. https://web.archive.org/web/20251124233549/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/11/magazine/brazilian-butt-lift.html 24 November 2025
Etymology 2
en fa kalānī greatness.
Proper noun
s
en Iranian and Pakistani Persian.
Etymology 3
Possibly from Kallani, Iran.
Proper noun
s
en Indian and Pakistani place names Maheshwari (Vaishya) and Sindhi.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Kalani is the 41359th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 526 individuals. Kalani is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (46.01%), Mixed Race (26.81%) and White (20.72%) individuals.
References
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Hawaiian
Etymology
haw ka the + haw lani heavens; sky; king, queen meaning "the heavens", "sky", "royal one", or "chief". Also short for many compound names beginning with Kalani-.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw male,female<q:less commonly>
haw
References
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kalani occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 6 women and 17 men.
Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by State: included in the top hundred first names for boys born in the State of Hawaii in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1990, 1994, and 2005.