What does Kini mean in Hawaiian?
Kini is a Hawaiian boy name that means multitude. The name comes from kini (multitude). It is pronounced KEE-nee, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
The words inside Kini
kini means multitude, forty thousand.
Jennie in Hawaiian
Kini is the Hawaiian form of Jennie, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Jennie means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on Jennie in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.
How to pronounce Kini
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kini are i as “ee”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kini a boy or girl name?
Kini is used mainly as a boy's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Kini is given in the U.S.
Social Security records show 5 U.S. babies named Kini from 1962 to 2023, all girls. It appears in 1 of those 62 years. No year since 1962 has five or more babies of either sex given it. In the Hawaiʻi records it never reaches five births of one sex in a year, the level at which a name is listed. Although it is listed here as a boy's name, more girls than boys have been given it in the U.S.
How well recorded is Kini?
Kini has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.