Hōkūlani
Hawaiian
Etymology
From hōkū (“star”) + lani (“sky”), literally “heavenly star”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hoː.kuːˈla.ni/, [hoːkuːˈlɐni]
Proper noun
Hōkūlani
- a female given name from Hawaiian used since the 20th century.
Usage notes
- Also the name of a school in Honolulu.
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel H. Elbert; Esther T. Mookini (1974) Place Names of Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press
- “Marriage records”, in Hawaii State Archives, (please provide a date or year): the name does not appear in 19th century marriage records.