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Lanakila

Pronounced lah-nah-KEE-lah

“victory, triumph”

Say it

lah·nah·KEE·lah

4 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Lanakila mean in Hawaiian?

Lanakila is a Hawaiian unisex name that means victory, triumph. The name comes from lanakila (to win). It is pronounced lah-nah-KEE-lah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Lanakila belongs with other Hawaiian names about strength and warrior.

The words inside Lanakila

lanakila means victory, to triumph.

How to pronounce Lanakila

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

Is Lanakila a boy or girl name?

Lanakila is unisex. Hawaiian has no grammatical gender, and most traditional names were given to any child.

How often Lanakila is given in the U.S.

No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Lanakila, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.

How well recorded is Lanakila?

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

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Lanakila?

lah-nah-KEE-lah, in 4 syllables, with the stress on KEE.

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

Lanakila is unisex. Hawaiian names carry no grammatical gender, and this one is given to both boys and girls.

What does Lanakila mean in Hawaiian?

victory, triumph. It comes from lanakila (to win).

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

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