Hawaiian Names Meaning Wind or Breeze

Makani is wind, and every district had its own named breeze. Keanu, the cool breeze, is the most famous name in this group.

Spotlight · names meaning wind

Keanu
“the cool breeze”
kethe+anucool
keh-AH-nooBoy
Anuhea
“cool, soft fragrance, like a mountain breeze”
anucool+heafragrant
ah-noo-HEH-ahGirl
Kona
“leeward, the leeward wind”
kona (leeward side)
KOH-nahUnisex

Updated September 26, 2026

8 names · 2 girl · 1 boy · 5 unisex

The Hawaiian words for wind

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

Hawaiian rarely uses one general word for a breeze. It names winds individually, district by district, and those names carry into given names. The gentle trade wind of the Waiʻanae coast on Oʻahu is the Kaiāulu, the Waiʻanae trade wind, which is also a word for community. For wind in general the word is makani.

Wind
Keanu
“the cool breeze”
Pronounced keh-AH-nooke + anu
Boy
Wind
Anuhea
“cool, soft fragrance, like a mountain breeze”
Pronounced ah-noo-HEH-ahanu + hea
Girl
Wind
Kona
“leeward, the leeward wind”
Pronounced KOH-nah
Unisex
Wind
Makani
“wind, breeze”
Pronounced mah-KAH-nee
Unisex
Wind
Kamakani
“the wind”
Pronounced kah-mah-KAH-neeka + makani
Unisex
Wind
Moani
“light breeze carrying fragrance”
Pronounced moh-AH-nee
Girl
Wind
Ahe
“soft breeze”
Pronounced AH-heh
Unisex
Wind
Kaiāulu
“community, a pleasant trade wind of Waiʻanae”
Pronounced kye-AH-oo-loo
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 wind?

Anuhea (cool, soft fragrance, like a mountain breeze), Moani (light breeze carrying fragrance).

What Hawaiian boy names mean wind?

Keanu (the cool breeze).