What does Uʻi mean?
Uʻi is a Hawaiian girl name that means youthful, beautiful. The name comes from uʻi (young beauty). It is pronounced OO-ee, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Uʻi belongs with other Hawaiian names about beauty.
How to pronounce Uʻi
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 Uʻi is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Uʻi a boy or girl name?
Uʻi 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.