What does Palani mean?
Palani is a Hawaiian boy name that means Hawaiian form of Frank or Francis. The name comes from borrowed from Francis (free one). It is pronounced pah-LAH-nee, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Palani belongs with other Hawaiian names about freedom.
How to pronounce Palani
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Palani a boy or girl name?
Palani is used mainly as a boy's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans masculine.