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Hawaiian word · noun

hīnano

“pandanus blossom”

Say it

hee-NAH-noh

In names

1 names

1 girl · 0 boy · 0 unisex

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 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 flower.

Other names with hīnano (1)

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

  • Flower

    Hinano

    “the fragrant male blossom of the hala (pandanus) tree”

    Pronounced hee-NAH-noh

    Girl

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 hīnano mean?

Hīnano means pandanus blossom. Hīnano is the male blossom of the hala, the pandanus tree.

How do you pronounce hīnano?

hee-NAH-noh. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is hīnano a Hawaiian name on its own?

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

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