Kapiʻolani

Hawaiian Etymology From haw ka<pos:definite article> piʻo<t:arch> lani<t:sky> the heavenly arch, rainbow. Pronunciation Kapiʻo+lani Proper noun haw proper noun haw female Hawaiian Usage notes This name of 19th-century royalty (a high chiefess and a queen) was taken up by commoners in the 20th century. References Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986, page 331 Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kapiolani occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman, that is, the later Queen Kapiʻolani.