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Hawaiian word · noun

hekili

“thunder”

💪 Names meaning strengthHekili as a name

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heh-KEE-lee

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2 names

0 girl · 2 boy · 0 unisex

What does hekili mean in Hawaiian?

Hekili is thunder, the voice of the gods in storms. It is a strong boy's name on its own, and it forms Kahekili (the thunder, the name of a famous eighteenth-century king of Maui), Hekililani (heavenly thunder), and Hekilikai (thunder of the sea).

Say it heh-KEE-lee. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.

On this site hekili is part of 2 names: 0 begin with it, 1 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. Most are boy names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning strength.

Names that end in hekili (1)

Hekili closes the name and colors everything before it.

  • Royal

    Kahekili

    “the thunder, the last independent king of Maui”

    Pronounced kah-heh-KEE-leeka + hekili

    Boy

Other names with hekili (1)

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

  • Sky

    Hekili

    “thunder”

    Pronounced heh-KEE-lee

    Boy

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

Questions people ask

What does hekili mean?

Hekili means thunder. Hekili is thunder, the voice of the gods in storms.

How do you pronounce hekili?

heh-KEE-lee. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is hekili a Hawaiian name on its own?

Yes. Hekili is used as a boy's name and has its own page. It also forms 1 longer names.

What are some Hawaiian names ending in hekili?

Kahekili (the thunder, the last independent king of Maui).

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