What does Piʻolani mean in Hawaiian?
Piʻolani is a Hawaiian girl name that means arch, sky. The name comes from piʻo (arch) + lani (sky). It is pronounced pee-oh-LAH-nee, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
The words inside Piʻolani
piʻo means arch, arched and appears in 3 Hawaiian names, among them Kapiʻolani, Waipiʻo.
lani means sky, heaven and appears in 53 Hawaiian names, among them Kailani, Kalani, Leilani, Lani.
How to pronounce Piʻolani
Say every vowel. The vowels in Piʻolani are i as “ee”, o as in “go”, a as in “father”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Piʻolani is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Piʻolani a boy or girl name?
Piʻolani is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.
How often Piʻolani is given in the U.S.
No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Piʻolani, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.
How well recorded is Piʻolani?
Piʻolani has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.