What does Palinani mean in Hawaiian?
Palinani is a Hawaiian girl name that means beautiful cliff. The name comes from pali (cliff) + nani (beauty). It is pronounced pah-lee-NAH-nee, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
A modern combination of common Hawaiian name elements rather than a traditional name.
Palinani belongs with other Hawaiian names about earth, mountain and beauty.
How to pronounce Palinani
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 Palinani a boy or girl name?
Palinani is used mainly as a girl's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.