Hawaiian Names Meaning Beautiful

Nani is beauty, nohea is lovely, and uʻi is youthful beauty. These are among the most common elements in Hawaiian girl names.

Spotlight · names meaning beauty

Anuhea
“cool, soft fragrance, like a mountain breeze”
anucool+heafragrant
ah-noo-HEH-ahGirl
Kanani
“the beauty”
kathe+nanibeauty
kah-NAH-neeGirl
Kauʻi
“youthful beauty”
kathe+uʻiyouthful, beautiful
KOW-eeUnisex

Updated September 26, 2026

28 names · 23 girl · 1 boy · 4 unisex

The Hawaiian words for beauty

These are the words the names below are built from. Each links to a definition and every name that uses it.

More words for beauty: kaila (style), ona (attractive).

Wind
Anuhea
“cool, soft fragrance, like a mountain breeze”
Pronounced ah-noo-HEH-ahanu + hea
Girl
Beauty
Kanani
“the beauty”
Pronounced kah-NAH-neeka + nani
Girl
Beauty
Kauʻi
“youthful beauty”
Pronounced KOW-eeka + uʻi
Unisex
Beauty
Nani
“beauty, splendor”
Pronounced NAH-nee
Girl
Beauty
Nohea
“lovely, handsome, of fine appearance”
Pronounced noh-HEH-ah
Unisex
Flower
Puanani
“beautiful flower”
Pronounced poo-ah-NAH-neepua + nani
Girl
Beauty
Auliʻi
“dainty, exquisite, perfect”
Pronounced ow-LEE-ee
Girl
Beauty
Haunani
“beautiful snow, beautiful dew”
Pronounced how-NAH-neehau + nani
Girl
Beauty
Kaila
“stylish, Hawaiian spelling of Kayla”
Pronounced KYE-lah
Girl
Ocean
Leimomi
“pearl lei, child of pearls”
Pronounced lay-MOH-meelei + momi
Girl
Flower
Leinani
“beautiful lei, beautiful child”
Pronounced lay-NAH-neelei + nani
Girl
Ocean
Momi
“pearl”
Pronounced MOH-mee
Girl
Ocean
Momilani
“heavenly pearl”
Pronounced moh-mee-LAH-neemomi + lani
Girl
Beauty
Nohealani
“heavenly loveliness”
Pronounced noh-heh-ah-LAH-neenohea + lani
Girl
Beauty
Uilama
“bright youthful beauty”
Pronounced oo-ee-LAH-mahuʻi + lama
Boy
Beauty
Uʻilani
“heavenly beauty, youthful heavenly one”
Pronounced oo-ee-LAH-neeuʻi + lani
Girl
Love
ʻAlamea
“precious, ripe”
Pronounced ah-lah-MEH-ah
Girl
Beauty
Hoʻonani
“to glorify, to make beautiful”
Pronounced hoh-oh-NAH-neehoʻo + nani
Unisex
Light
Hulali
“shining, sparkling, glistening”
Pronounced hoo-LAH-lee
Girl
Beauty
Kauʻilani
“the heavenly beauty”
Pronounced kow-ee-LAH-neeka + uʻi + lani
Girl
Beauty
Kawehi
“the adornment”
Pronounced kah-VEH-heeka + wehi
Girl
Beauty
Keonaona
“the soft fragrance”
Pronounced keh-oh-nah-OH-nahke + onaona
Girl
Beauty
Kilohana
“the best, the lookout, the outermost decorated layer of kapa”
Pronounced kee-loh-HAH-nah
Unisex
Flower
Lehuanani
“beautiful lehua blossom”
Pronounced leh-hoo-ah-NAH-nee
Girl
Beauty
Onaona
“soft fragrance, gentle and attractive”
Pronounced oh-nah-OH-nah
Girl
Beauty
Uʻi
“youthful, beautiful”
Pronounced OO-ee
Girl
Nature
Uluwehi
“lush and green, verdant beauty”
Pronounced oo-loo-VEH-heeulu + wehi
Girl
Beauty
Wehi
“adornment, decoration”
Pronounced VEH-hee
Girl

Other meanings

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

Questions people ask

What Hawaiian girl names mean beauty?

Anuhea (cool, soft fragrance, like a mountain breeze), Kanani (the beauty), Nani (beauty, splendor), Puanani (beautiful flower), Auliʻi (dainty, exquisite, perfect), Haunani (beautiful snow, beautiful dew).

What Hawaiian boy names mean beauty?

Uilama (bright youthful beauty).