Hawaiian Names Meaning Gift

Makana is a gift given freely. These names tell a child they were longed for.

Spotlight · names meaning gift

Alana
“awakening, an offering”
ʻalana (offering, awakening)
ah-LAH-nahGirl
Lilo
“generous one (popular reading), to be lost or absorbed”
lilo (to become, be lost in)
LEE-lohGirl
Makana
“gift, reward”
makana (gift)
mah-KAH-nahUnisex

Updated September 26, 2026

10 names · 4 girl · 1 boy · 5 unisex

The Hawaiian words for gift

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

More words for gift: makamae (precious), mākena (abundance), meli (honey), pōmaikaʻi (blessed).

Light
Alana
“awakening, an offering”
Pronounced ah-LAH-nah
Girl
Hawaiian
Lilo
“generous one (popular reading), to be lost or absorbed”
Pronounced LEE-loh
Girl
Hawaiian
Makana
“gift, reward”
Pronounced mah-KAH-nah
Unisex
Love
Hiʻilei
“cherished child, carried like a lei”
Pronounced hee-ee-LAYhiʻi + lei
Girl
Love
Kahiau
“to give generously without expecting return”
Pronounced kah-hee-OW
Unisex
Borrowed
Makaio
“Hawaiian form of Matthew”
Pronounced mah-KYE-oh
Boy
Ocean
Makena
“abundance, a beach on Maui”
Pronounced mah-KEH-nah
Girl
Hawaiian
Hiapo
“firstborn child”
Pronounced hee-AH-poh
Unisex
Hawaiian
Kamakana
“the gift”
Pronounced kah-mah-KAH-nahka + makana
UnisexModern
Hawaiian
Pōmaikaʻi
“blessing, good fortune”
Pronounced poh-my-KAH-ee
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 gift?

Alana (awakening, an offering), Lilo (generous one (popular reading), to be lost or absorbed), Hiʻilei (cherished child, carried like a lei), Makena (abundance, a beach on Maui).

What Hawaiian boy names mean gift?

Makaio (Hawaiian form of Matthew).