What does Kalanimoku mean?
Kalanimoku is a Hawaiian boy name that means the island chief, the ship of heaven. The name comes from ka (the) + lani (chief) + moku (island, ship). It is pronounced kah-lah-nee-MOH-koo, with 5 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Prime minister of the Hawaiian Kingdom under Kamehameha I and II.
Kalanimoku belongs with other Hawaiian names about royalty.
How to pronounce Kalanimoku
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kalanimoku a boy or girl name?
Kalanimoku 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.