ʻAulani
Hawaiian
Etymology
ʻau (“to travel, swim”) + lani (“sky”) = "royal messenger ". Name of ancient chiefesses.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔawˈla.ni/, [ʔɐwˈlɐni]
- (rapid speech) IPA(key): [ʔɔwˈlɐni]
Proper noun
ʻAulani
- A female given name, sometimes also given to men.
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert: Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Aulani (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name of 15 women and no men.