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Kailani
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English
Etymology
From en haw Kailani, from haw kai sea + haw lani sky.
Proper noun
en female Hawaiian.
21 November 2019 Lori Basheda Barbie’s taking her van on a cross-country ‘Totally Throwback Tour’ bringing nostalgia to fans of all ages https://web.archive.org/web/20191122053303/https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/story/2019-11-21/barbies-taking-her-van-on-a-cross-country-totally-throwback-tour-bringing-nostalgia-to-fans-of-all-ages The most popular item for sale is an acid-washed denim jacket with Barbie’s name embroidered in pink cursive letters — for fans to wear. Lanyea Lee, who was there Saturday with her daughter Kailani, was debating whether or not to buy it.
23 November 2022 Genaro Molina At 88, Sweat Alice Harris and her ‘Parents of Watts’ organization can’t be stopped https://web.archive.org/web/20221123212328/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-23/at-88-sweat-alice-harris-and-her-parents-of-watts-organization-provides-meals-for Abel Escarzaga, from right, his wife Kimberly Gutierrez, their daughter Kailani Escarzaga, and Abel’s mother Petra Mendoza hold their free turkeys at the 37th Annual Turkey Giveaway by Sweet Alice Harris and her organization, “Parents of Watts.”
6 February 2023 Nina Lakhani A very American death: how Caleb Blair lost his life in the Phoenix heat https://web.archive.org/web/20230206063613/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/05/caleb-blair-phoenix-arizona-death-heat-drugs In late 2011, Frank moved to Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife, Tywana, and their son Caleb, then nine, as well as two of Frank’s biological daughters, Maile and Kailani, aged eight and nine.
Related terms
en Kaelani
Finnish
Proper noun
fi proper noun form
fi Kaila 1 s poss form of nom//gen//acc s ; 1 s poss form of nom//acc p
Anagrams
fi aaiikln ailakin
Hawaiian
Etymology
haw kai sea + haw lani sky = "heavenly sea".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw female,male<q:sometimes> Hawaiian modern
Usage notes
In mainland USA. this name is sometimes mistaken for a variant of a mispronounced Kalani.
References
Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert: Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records The name does not appear in 19th century marriage records.