What does Kauʻilani mean?
Kauʻilani is a Hawaiian girl name that means the heavenly beauty. The name comes from ka (the) + uʻi (beauty) + lani (heaven). It is pronounced kow-ee-LAH-nee, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kauʻilani belongs with other Hawaiian names about beauty and heaven.
How to pronounce Kauʻilani
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 Kauʻilani is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kauʻilani a boy or girl name?
Kauʻilani is used mainly as a girl's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.