Hawaiian Names Meaning Bird

Manu is bird, ʻio is the Hawaiian hawk, and ʻiwa is the frigate bird. Bird names suggest freedom, flight, and watchfulness.

Spotlight · names meaning bird

ʻIolana
“to soar like a hawk”
ʻiohawk+lanato float, soar
ee-oh-LAH-nahGirl
ʻIolani
“royal hawk, hawk of heaven”
ʻiohawk+laniheaven, royal
ee-oh-LAH-neeUnisex
Iwalani
“heavenly frigate bird”
ʻiwafrigate bird+laniheaven
ee-vah-LAH-neeGirl

Updated September 26, 2026

13 names · 7 girl · 1 boy · 5 unisex

The Hawaiian words for bird

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

Sky
ʻIolana
“to soar like a hawk”
Pronounced ee-oh-LAH-nahʻio + lana
Girl
Royal
ʻIolani
“royal hawk, hawk of heaven”
Pronounced ee-oh-LAH-neeʻio + lani
Unisex
Heaven
Iwalani
“heavenly frigate bird”
Pronounced ee-vah-LAH-neeʻiwa + lani
Girl
Heaven
Kaleiokalani
“the lei of heaven, the royal child”
Pronounced kah-leh-ee-oh-kah-LAH-neeka + lei + o + ka + lani
Boy
Nature
Manu
“bird”
Pronounced MAH-noo
Unisex
Flower
Pīkake
“Arabian jasmine, also peacock”
Pronounced pee-KAH-keh
Girl
Hawaiian
ʻIʻiwi
“the scarlet honeycreeper”
Pronounced ee-EE-vee
Girl
Royal
Kaʻahumanu
“the feather cloak”
Pronounced kah-ah-hoo-MAH-nooka + ʻahu + manu
Girl
Royal
Kāhili
“feather standard of Hawaiian royalty”
Pronounced kah-HEE-lee
Unisex
Ocean
Kaʻiwa
“the frigate bird”
Pronounced kah-EE-vahka + ʻiwa
Unisex
Nature
Nēnē
“the Hawaiian goose, the state bird”
Pronounced NEH-neh
Girl
Nature
Palila
“a native honeycreeper bird of Mauna Kea”
Pronounced pah-LEE-lah
Girl
Hawaiian
Pueo
“the Hawaiian owl, a guardian spirit”
Pronounced poo-EH-oh
Unisex

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 bird?

ʻIolana (to soar like a hawk), Iwalani (heavenly frigate bird), Pīkake (Arabian jasmine, also peacock), ʻIʻiwi (the scarlet honeycreeper), Kaʻahumanu (the feather cloak), Nēnē (the Hawaiian goose, the state bird).

What Hawaiian boy names mean bird?

Kaleiokalani (the lei of heaven, the royal child).