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.
How to pronounce Piʻolani
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 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. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.