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Puanani

โ€œbeautiful flowerโ€

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Say it

pooยทahยทNAHยทnee

4 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

Built from

puaflower+nanibeautiful

What does Puanani mean?

Puanani is a Hawaiian girl name that means beautiful flower. The name comes from pua (flower) + nani (beautiful). It is pronounced poo-ah-NAH-nee, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Puanani belongs with other Hawaiian names about flower and beauty.

How to pronounce Puanani

Say every vowel. A as in โ€œfatherโ€, e as in โ€œbetโ€, i as โ€œeeโ€, o as in โ€œgoโ€, u as โ€œooโ€. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Puanani a boy or girl name?

Puanani 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.

Names like Puanani

  • beautiful lei, beautiful child

    lay-NAH-nee๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒธGirl
    lei+nani
  • the soft fragrance

    keh-oh-nah-OH-nah๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒบGirl
    ke+onaona
  • beautiful lehua blossom

    leh-hoo-ah-NAH-nee๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒธGirl
  • soft fragrance, gentle and attractive

    oh-nah-OH-nah๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿชถ๐ŸŒบGirl
  • flower, blossom, child

    POO-ah๐ŸŒบGirl
  • heavenly flower, royal offspring

    poo-ah-LAH-nee๐ŸŒบโœจ๐Ÿ‘‘Girl
    pua+lani
  • Arabian jasmine, also peacock

    pee-KAH-keh๐ŸŒบ๐ŸฆGirl
  • white blossom

    poo-ah-KEH-ah๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿ”†Girl
    pua+kea
  • the ten-cent flower, a fragrant lei blossom

    poo-ah-keh-nee-KEH-nee๐ŸŒบGirl
    pua+kenikeni