What does hale mean in Hawaiian?
Hale is a house or building, and it begins the names of many places and institutions, such as Haleakalā (house of the sun) and Halemaʻumaʻu (house of the ʻāmaʻu fern). Hale is a short unisex name, and it forms Kahale (the house), Halelani (heavenly house), and Halekai (house by the sea).
Say it HAH-leh. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site hale is part of 11 names: 5 begin with it, 4 end with it, and 2 carry it elsewhere. Most are boy names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning earth.