What does Kuilei mean in Hawaiian?
Kuilei is a Hawaiian girl name that means to string, lei. The name comes from kui (to string) + lei (lei). It is pronounced koo-ee-LAY, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
The words inside Kuilei
kui means to string, to join.
lei means garland, wreath and appears in 18 Hawaiian names, among them Leilani, Kalei, Leialoha, Hanalei.
How to pronounce Kuilei
Say every vowel. The vowels in Kuilei are u as “oo”, i as “ee”, e as in “bet”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kuilei a boy or girl name?
Kuilei is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Kuilei is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Kuilei, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Kuilei?
Kuilei has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.