What does Kaʻiana mean?
Kaʻiana is a Hawaiian boy name that means an 18th-century high chief of Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi. The name comes from chiefly name. It is pronounced kah-ee-AH-nah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kaʻiana belongs with other Hawaiian names about royalty and warrior.
How to pronounce Kaʻiana
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Kaʻiana is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kaʻiana a boy or girl name?
Kaʻiana is used mainly as a boy's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans masculine.