Gentle and Soft Hawaiian Names

Soft-sounding names that mean calm, gentle, or tender.

Spotlight · names meaning gentle

Malia
“calm and gentle, Hawaiian form of Mary”
mālie (calm)
mah-LEE-ahGirl
Anela
“angel”
ʻānela (angel)
ah-NEH-lahGirl
Laka
“gentle, tame, goddess of hula”
laka (gentle, attracted)
LAH-kahGirl

Updated September 26, 2026

12 names · 8 girl · 0 boy · 4 unisex

The Hawaiian words for gentle

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

Peace
Malia
“calm and gentle, Hawaiian form of Mary”
Pronounced mah-LEE-ah
Girl
Heaven
Anela
“angel”
Pronounced ah-NEH-lah
Girl
Hawaiian
Laka
“gentle, tame, goddess of hula”
Pronounced LAH-kah
Girl
Peace
Mālie
“calm, serene, tranquil”
Pronounced mah-LEE-eh
Girl
Peace
Malu
“shelter, peace, protection”
Pronounced MAH-loo
Unisex
Nature
Meli
“honey, honeybee”
Pronounced MEH-lee
Girl
Wind
Ahe
“soft breeze”
Pronounced AH-heh
Unisex
Love
Hoʻokipa
“hospitality, to welcome guests”
Pronounced hoh-oh-KEE-pah
Unisex
Hawaiian
Kilinahe
“fine, gentle rain”
Pronounced kee-lee-NAH-heh
Girl
Hawaiian
Lihau
“gentle cool rain, fresh and dewy”
Pronounced LEE-how
Girl
Love
Lokomaikaʻi
“generous, kind-hearted”
Pronounced loh-koh-my-KAH-eeloko + maikaʻi
Unisex
Beauty
Onaona
“soft fragrance, gentle and attractive”
Pronounced oh-nah-OH-nah
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 gentle?

Malia (calm and gentle, Hawaiian form of Mary), Anela (angel), Laka (gentle, tame, goddess of hula), Mālie (calm, serene, tranquil), Meli (honey, honeybee), Kilinahe (fine, gentle rain).

What Hawaiian boy names mean gentle?

The unisex names Malu, Ahe, Hoʻokipa, Lokomaikaʻi are used for boys.