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Keikilani

Pronounced kay-kee-LAH-nee

“heavenly child”

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kay·kee·LAH·nee

4 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

Built from

keikichild+lanisky

What does Keikilani mean in Hawaiian?

Keikilani is a Hawaiian girl name that means heavenly child. The name comes from keiki (child) + lani (sky). It is pronounced kay-kee-LAH-nee, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Keikilani belongs with other Hawaiian names about love, heaven, sky and royalty.

The words inside Keikilani

keiki means child, offspring and appears in 2 Hawaiian names, among them Keiki.

lani means sky, heaven and appears in 53 Hawaiian names, among them Kailani, Kalani, Leilani, Lani.

How to pronounce Keikilani

Say every vowel. The vowels in Keikilani are e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, a as in “father”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Keikilani a boy or girl name?

Keikilani is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.

How often Keikilani is given in the U.S.

Social Security records show 5 U.S. babies named Keikilani from 1983 to 2023, all girls. It appears in 1 of those 41 years. No year since 1983 has five or more babies of either sex given it. In Hawaiʻi itself, 5 babies born in the state were named Keikilani from 1983 to 2021, with a peak of 5 in 1983. No year after 1983 reached five births of one sex there.

How well recorded is Keikilani?

Keikilani has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Keikilani?

kay-kee-LAH-nee, in 4 syllables, with the stress on LAH.

Is Keikilani a girl's or a boy's name?

Keikilani is used mainly as a girl name, though Hawaiian names carry no grammatical gender and it can be given to any child.

What does Keikilani mean in Hawaiian?

heavenly child. It comes from keiki (child) + lani (sky).

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

Names like Keikilani

  • “heavenly carrying in the arms”

    Pronounced hee-ee-LAH-neehiʻi + lani

    Girl
  • Heaven

    Kahealani

    “the heavenly call”

    Pronounced kah-heh-ah-LAH-neeka + hea + lani

    Girl
  • “the heavenly brightness”

    Pronounced keh-ah-loh-hee-LAH-nee

    Girl
  • Heaven

    Kalani

    “the heavens, the royal one”

    Pronounced kah-LAH-neeka + lani

    Unisex
  • Heaven

    Kaleolani

    “the heavenly voice”

    Pronounced kah-leh-oh-LAH-neeka + leo + lani

    Boy
  • Beauty

    Nohealani

    “heavenly loveliness”

    Pronounced noh-heh-ah-LAH-neenohea + lani

    Girl
  • Heaven

    Lani

    “sky, heaven, royal”

    Pronounced LAH-nee

    Unisex
  • Ocean

    Kailani

    “sea and sky”

    Pronounced kye-LAH-neekai + lani

    Girl
  • “the royal sacred one, the highest point of heaven”

    Pronounced kah-ee-oo-LAH-neeka + ʻiu + lani

    Girl