Lani

lani laní lání łani English Etymology 1 en :bor haw:Lani + 1 Proper noun en chiefly US en female Hawaiian. en 1940 Hearst's International combined with Cosmopolitan v.109, July-December 1940, page 106 Until then he had not thought of following Lani Aldrich to Honolulu. He had been so sure that she would return to him. en rare en male. en 2002 w:Carol Plum-Ucci What Happened to Lani Garver XI Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 0152168133 Lani pronounced his name Lonny, and someone told me it had been spelled that way at one time. Lonny is a boy's name. Who knows what Lani is? Etymology 2 + people Noun p An indigenous people of Puncak, Central Papua and Lanny Jaya, Highland Papua. Anagrams en ailn I-lan INLA Ilan LNAI Lain Lian Lina Nila anil lain nail en unisex given names Hawaiian Etymology haw lani sky; royalty. Also a short form of the numerous Hawaiian compound names ending in -lani. Pronunciation Proper noun haw proper noun haw female,male<q:rarely> Hawaiian Related terms haw Kalani haw Laniakea haw Nālani Descendants 1 en Lani References Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Lani occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 women and 2 men. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by State: Lani was included in the top hundred first names for girls born in the State of Hawaii in 1961 and 1975.