Kai
Sea in Hawaiian; East Asian meanings depend on spelling
Hawaiian & Polynesian baby names
82 names with Hawaiian & Polynesian roots, each with its meaning, pronunciation and story.
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Every Hawaiian & Polynesian name, A to Z
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- Kahurangi, gender-neutral.Precious; blue; a prized type of greenstone
- Kai, gender-neutral.Sea in Hawaiian; East Asian meanings depend on spelling
- Kailani, girl.Sea; sky
- Kaimana, gender-neutral.Sea power; also the Hawaiian word for diamond
- Kainoa, boy.Possibly the namesake; interpretation depends on the family
- Kaipo, gender-neutral.The sweetheart
- Kalani, gender-neutral.The heavens
- Kalea, girl.Joy; happiness
- Kalei, gender-neutral.The lei; the flowers; the child
- Kaleo, boy.The voice; the sound
- Kamalani, gender-neutral.Heavenly or royal child
- Kanani, girl.The beauty
- Kane, boy.Man in Hawaiian Kāne; Irish surname route is separate
- Kanoa, boy.The unrestricted or free one
- Kauri, boy.The New Zealand kauri tree
- Kawika, boy.Hawaiian form of David
- Keala, gender-neutral.The path
- Kealiʻi, boy.The chief; the ruler
- Keanu, boy.The coolness; interpreted as “cool breeze”
- Kekoa, boy.The warrior
- Keoni, boy.Hawaiian form of John
- Kiana, girl.Hawaiian form of Diana; divine
- Kimo, boy.Hawaiian form of James
- Kiri, girl.Skin; bark of a tree or fruit
- Kiwa, gender-neutral.Dark
- Koa, boy.Warrior; the koa tree
- Kona, gender-neutral.Leeward; the sheltered side
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- Maeva, girl.Welcome
- Mahealani, girl.A Hawaiian lunar night near the full moon
- Mahina, girl.Moon; month
- Maile, girl.The maile vine
- Makai, boy.Toward the sea in the Hawaiian interpretation
- Makana, gender-neutral.Gift
- Makoa, boy.Fearless; courageous
- Malakai, boy.My messenger
- Malia, girl.Hawaiian form of Maria
- Mana, girl.Japanese meaning depends on spelling; spiritual power in Māori
- Manaaki, boy.Care; support
- Manaia, gender-neutral.A bird-headed figure in Māori carving
- Manu, boy.Bird in Polynesian languages; wise in Sanskrit
- Marama, girl.Moon; month
- Mele, girl.Song in Hawaiian; also a form of Mary
- Mere, girl.Form of Mary; ultimate meaning uncertain
- Moana, girl.Ocean; deep sea; wide expanse of water
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