What does aloha mean in Hawaiian?
Aloha is love, affection, mercy, compassion, and kindness, and the greeting that carries all of those at once. As a name it is used on its own and inside compounds: Kealoha is the loved one, Kuʻualoha is my love, and Alohalani is heavenly love. The word combines alo (presence, face) and ha (breath) in a popular reading that the dictionary does not confirm but that many families cherish.
Say it ah-LOH-hah. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site aloha is part of 8 names: 0 begin with it, 7 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. Most are girl names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning love.