Hawaiian Names Meaning Rain or Mist

Hawaiians have dozens of words for rain. Ua is rain, noe is mist, and the gentle showers of the valleys give these names their soft, cool feeling.

Spotlight · names meaning rain

Noelani
“heavenly mist”
noemist+laniheaven
noh-eh-LAH-neeGirl
Wailani
“heavenly water”
waifresh water+laniheaven
wye-LAH-neeUnisex
Ānuenue
“rainbow”
ānuenue (rainbow)
ah-noo-eh-NOO-ehUnisex

Updated September 26, 2026

18 names · 9 girl · 1 boy · 8 unisex

The Hawaiian words for rain

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

More words for rain: kilinahe (a light), lihau (cool).

Heaven
Noelani
“heavenly mist”
Pronounced noh-eh-LAH-neenoe + lani
Girl
Water
Wailani
“heavenly water”
Pronounced wye-LAH-neewai + lani
Unisex
Sky
Ānuenue
“rainbow”
Pronounced ah-noo-eh-NOO-eh
Unisex
Water
Kanoe
“the mist”
Pronounced kah-NOH-ehka + noe
Girl
Heaven
Kanoelani
“the heavenly mist”
Pronounced kah-noh-eh-LAH-neeka + noe + lani
Girl
Water
Kēhau
“dew, gentle mist”
Pronounced KEH-how
Unisex
Hawaiian
Lilinoe
“fine mist, goddess of the mists of Mauna Kea”
Pronounced lee-lee-NOH-ehlili + noe
Girl
Peace
Lono
“god of agriculture, rain, fertility and peace”
Pronounced LOH-noh
Boy
Water
Noe
“mist, misty rain”
Pronounced NOH-eh
Unisex
Heaven
Ualani
“heavenly rain”
Pronounced oo-ah-LAH-neeua + lani
Girl
Nature
Hoʻoilo
“winter, the rainy season”
Pronounced hoh-oh-EE-loh
Unisex
Water
Kaʻohu
“the mist, the fog”
Pronounced kah-OH-hooka + ʻohu
Unisex
Water
Kauanoe
“misty rain”
Pronounced kow-ah-NOH-ehka + ua + noe
Girl
Sky
Keanuenue
“the rainbow”
Pronounced keh-ah-noo-eh-NOO-ehke + ānuenue
Unisex
Hawaiian
Kilinahe
“fine, gentle rain”
Pronounced kee-lee-NAH-heh
Girl
Flower
Leiʻohu
“lei of mist”
Pronounced lay-OH-hoolei + ʻohu
Girl
Hawaiian
Lihau
“gentle cool rain, fresh and dewy”
Pronounced LEE-how
Girl
Hawaiian
Mānoa
“vast, deep, a valley in Honolulu”
Pronounced MAH-noh-ah
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 rain?

Noelani (heavenly mist), Kanoe (the mist), Kanoelani (the heavenly mist), Lilinoe (fine mist, goddess of the mists of Mauna Kea), Ualani (heavenly rain), Kauanoe (misty rain).

What Hawaiian boy names mean rain?

Lono (god of agriculture, rain, fertility and peace).