Hawaiian Nature Names

Plants, breezes, seasons, and the lush growth of the islands inspire these names.

Spotlight · names meaning nature

Keanu
“the cool breeze”
kethe+anucool
keh-AH-nooBoy
Maile
“the maile vine, a fragrant lei plant”
maile (Alyxia stellata)
MY-lehGirl
Anuhea
“cool, soft fragrance, like a mountain breeze”
anucool+heafragrant
ah-noo-HEH-ahGirl

Updated September 26, 2026

33 names · 16 girl · 3 boy · 14 unisex

The Hawaiian words for nature

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

More words for nature: kolo (to creep), lauaʻe (a fragrant fern), maile (maile vine), mala (garden), manō (shark), meli (honey), naiʻa (dolphin), naupaka (a native shrub), ōpū (cluster), lau (leaf), nahele (forest).

Wind
Keanu
“the cool breeze”
Pronounced keh-AH-nooke + anu
Boy
Flower
Maile
“the maile vine, a fragrant lei plant”
Pronounced MY-leh
Girl
Wind
Anuhea
“cool, soft fragrance, like a mountain breeze”
Pronounced ah-noo-HEH-ahanu + hea
Girl
Flower
Kapua
“the flower, the blossom”
Pronounced kah-POO-ahka + pua
Unisex
Nature
Keala
“the path, the fragrance”
Pronounced keh-AH-lahke + ala
Unisex
Wind
Kona
“leeward, the leeward wind”
Pronounced KOH-nah
Unisex
Wind
Makani
“wind, breeze”
Pronounced mah-KAH-nee
Unisex
Nature
Kalia
“the kalia tree, modern Hawaiian-style name”
Pronounced kah-LEE-ah
Girl
Nature
Kaliko
“the bud, the leaf bud”
Pronounced kah-LEE-kohka + liko
Unisex
Flower
Kamaile
“the maile vine”
Pronounced kah-MY-leh
Girl
Water
Kēhau
“dew, gentle mist”
Pronounced KEH-how
Unisex
Water
Kehaulani
“heavenly dew”
Pronounced keh-how-LAH-neekēhau + lani
Girl
Light
Lakalo
“Lazarus”
Pronounced lah-KAH-loh
Boy
Nature
Liko
“leaf bud, newly opened leaf, child”
Pronounced LEE-koh
Unisex
Nature
Manu
“bird”
Pronounced MAH-noo
Unisex
Nature
Meli
“honey, honeybee”
Pronounced MEH-lee
Girl
Ocean
Naiʻa
“dolphin”
Pronounced NYE-ah
Girl
Nature
Ululani
“heavenly breadfruit”
Pronounced oo-loo-LAH-neeulu + lani
Girl
Flower
Awapuhi
“wild ginger”
Pronounced ah-vah-POO-hee
Girl
Ocean
Honu
“green sea turtle”
Pronounced HOH-noo
Unisex
Nature
Hoʻoilo
“winter, the rainy season”
Pronounced hoh-oh-EE-loh
Unisex
Nature
Kaʻala
“the fragrance, the highest peak on Oʻahu”
Pronounced kah-AH-lahka + ʻala
Unisex
Nature
Kaʻohe
“the bamboo”
Pronounced kah-OH-hehka + ʻohe
Unisex
Nature
Kauwela
“summer, the warm season”
Pronounced kow-VEH-lahkau + wela
Unisex
Nature
Lauaʻe
“a fragrant native fern used in lei”
Pronounced low-AH-eh
Girl
Flower
Leinaʻala
“fragrant lei”
Pronounced lay-nah-AH-lahlei + naʻala
Girl
Nature
Mahiʻai
“farmer, one who cultivates”
Pronounced mah-hee-AH-ee
Boy
Flower
Mokihana
“the fragrant berry of Kauaʻi used in lei”
Pronounced moh-kee-HAH-nah
Girl
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
Nature
Ulu
“breadfruit, to grow, inspire”
Pronounced OO-loo
Unisex
Nature
Uluwehi
“lush and green, verdant beauty”
Pronounced oo-loo-VEH-heeulu + wehi
Girl
Water
Wailele
“waterfall”
Pronounced wye-LEH-lehwai + lele
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 nature?

Maile (the maile vine, a fragrant lei plant), Anuhea (cool, soft fragrance, like a mountain breeze), Kalia (the kalia tree, modern Hawaiian-style name), Kamaile (the maile vine), Kehaulani (heavenly dew), Meli (honey, honeybee).

What Hawaiian boy names mean nature?

Keanu (the cool breeze), Lakalo (Lazarus), Mahiʻai (farmer, one who cultivates).