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Hawaiian word · noun

ʻailana

island

Say it

eye-LAH-nah

In names

1 names

1 girl · 0 boy · 0 unisex

What does ʻailana mean in Hawaiian?

ʻAilana is island, borrowed from English. The older and more usual Hawaiian word is moku, which also means a district and a ship — anything cut off or separate.

Say it eye-LAH-nah. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The ʻokina (ʻ) is a short catch in the voice, like the break in “uh-oh”. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.

On this site ʻailana is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 0 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. Most are girl names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning earth.

Other names with ʻailana (1)

ʻailana sits in the middle of a longer name, or is the whole of it.

  • island (from the English loanword)

    eye-LAH-nah🌊🏝️Girl

Questions people ask

What does ʻailana mean?

ʻailana means island. ʻAilana is island, borrowed from English.

How do you pronounce ʻailana?

eye-LAH-nah. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is ʻailana a Hawaiian name on its own?

Yes. Ailana is used as a girl's name and has its own page. It also forms 0 longer names.

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