Kai
Sea in Hawaiian; East Asian meanings depend on spelling
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Kailani
Sea; sky
Keanu
The coolness; interpreted as “cool breeze”
Koa
Warrior; the koa tree
Makai
Toward the sea in the Hawaiian interpretation
Noelani
Heavenly mist
Haunani
Beautiful snow
Heilala
Heilala flower
Iolana
To soar
Kahurangi
Precious; blue; a prized type of greenstone
Kaimana
Sea power; also the Hawaiian word for diamond
Kauri
The New Zealand kauri tree
Keala
The path
Kiri
Skin; bark of a tree or fruit
Kona
Leeward; the sheltered side
Lehua
The ʻōhiʻa flower
Leimomi
Pearl lei; pearl child
Mahealani
A Hawaiian lunar night near the full moon
Mahina
Moon; month
Maile
The maile vine
Manu
Bird in Polynesian languages; wise in Sanskrit
Marama
Moon; month
Moana
Ocean; deep sea; wide expanse of water
Nalu
Wave; surf
Ngaio
The ngaio tree
Nikau
The nīkau palm
Tane
Man
Teuila
Red ginger flower
Tiare
Flower; Tahitian gardenia
Toa
Warrior
Tūī
Tūī bird
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