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Piʻilani
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Hawaiian
Etymology
From haw piʻi<t:to ascend> lani<t:sky> ascent to heaven.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw Hawaiian mythology an ancient chief of Maui
haw female Hawaiian early 20th century
less common today haw male Hawaiian
References
Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 396
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Piilani (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 10 women and 3 men.