Hawaiian Names Meaning Fire

Ahi is fire and Pele is the goddess of the volcano. These names carry heat, passion, and the power of the islands themselves.

Spotlight · names meaning fire

Keahi
“the fire, the flame”
kethe+ahifire
keh-AH-heeUnisex
Lehua
“the ʻōhiʻa lehua blossom, sacred to Pele”
lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha flower)
leh-HOO-ahGirl
Kalama
“the torch, the flaming light”
kathe+lamatorch
kah-LAH-mahUnisex

Updated September 26, 2026

12 names · 5 girl · 3 boy · 4 unisex

The Hawaiian words for fire

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

More words for fire: wena (glow).

Strength
Keahi
“the fire, the flame”
Pronounced keh-AH-heeke + ahi
Unisex
Flower
Lehua
“the ʻōhiʻa lehua blossom, sacred to Pele”
Pronounced leh-HOO-ah
Girl
Light
Kalama
“the torch, the flaming light”
Pronounced kah-LAH-mahka + lama
Unisex
Hawaiian
Pele
“lava, the volcano goddess”
Pronounced PEH-leh
Girl
Beauty
Uilama
“bright youthful beauty”
Pronounced oo-ee-LAH-mahuʻi + lama
Boy
Hawaiian
Hualālai
“a volcano of Hawaiʻi Island (meaning uncertain)”
Pronounced hoo-ah-LAH-lye
Boy
Hawaiian
ʻIʻiwi
“the scarlet honeycreeper”
Pronounced ee-EE-vee
Girl
Heaven
Keahilani
“heavenly fire”
Pronounced keh-ah-hee-LAH-neeke + ahi + lani
Unisex
Hawaiian
Kīlauea
“spewing, much spreading, the active volcano”
Pronounced kee-low-EH-ah
Unisex
Royal
Liholiho
“glowing, blazing”
Pronounced lee-hoh-LEE-hoh
Boy
Royal
Nāhiʻenaʻena
“the raging fires”
Pronounced nah-hee-eh-nah-EH-nahnā + hiʻena
Girl
Royal
Pauahi
“the fire is out”
Pronounced pow-AH-heepau + ahi
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 fire?

Lehua (the ʻōhiʻa lehua blossom, sacred to Pele), Pele (lava, the volcano goddess), ʻIʻiwi (the scarlet honeycreeper), Nāhiʻenaʻena (the raging fires), Pauahi (the fire is out).

What Hawaiian boy names mean fire?

Uilama (bright youthful beauty), Hualālai (a volcano of Hawaiʻi Island (meaning uncertain)), Liholiho (glowing, blazing).