What does kāne mean in Hawaiian?
Kāne is a man, a male, or a husband, and the name of one of the four great gods, the creator associated with fresh water, sunlight, and life. Kāne is a boy's name on its own, and it forms Kānelani (heavenly man), Kakāne (the man), and Kānekoa (brave man). Kāneʻohe on Oʻahu is the bamboo man.
Say it KAH-neh. 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 kāne is part of 8 names: 5 begin with it, 2 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. They split evenly between girls and boys, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning mythology.