What does hīnano mean in Hawaiian?
Hīnano is the male blossom of the hala, the pandanus tree. It is strongly fragrant and appears often in love songs, where it stands for a young man as the hala fruit stands for a woman.
Say it hee-NAH-noh. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held a little longer. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site hīnano is part of 3 names: 1 begin with it, 1 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. Most are girl names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning flower.