What does Laʻi mean?
Laʻi is a Hawaiian unisex name that means calm, peaceful, serene. The name comes from laʻi (calm). It is pronounced LAH-ee, with 1 syllable. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Laʻi belongs with other Hawaiian names about peace.
How to pronounce Laʻi
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 Laʻi is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Laʻi a boy or girl name?
Laʻi is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Laʻi is still used for both boys and girls.