What does Leinaiʻa mean in Hawaiian?
Leinaiʻa is a Hawaiian unisex name that means dolphin lei. The name comes from lei (lei) + naiʻa (dolphin). It is pronounced lay-NYE-ah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
A modern combination of common Hawaiian name elements rather than a traditional name.
Leinaiʻa belongs with other Hawaiian names about flower, love and ocean.
How to pronounce Leinaiʻa
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 Leinaiʻa is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Leinaiʻa a boy or girl name?
Leinaiʻa is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Leinaiʻa is still used for both boys and girls.