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Hawaiian word · adj

kaulana

“famous, celebrated”

Say it

kow-LAH-nah

In names

1 names

0 girl · 0 boy · 1 unisex

What does kaulana mean in Hawaiian?

Kaulana is fame — being widely known and spoken of. It also names a resting place, from kau, to rest, and the two senses are separate words that converged in spelling.

Say it kow-LAH-nah. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.

On this site kaulana is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 0 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 royalty.

Other names with kaulana (1)

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

  • Strength

    Kaulana

    “famous, renowned”

    Pronounced kow-LAH-nah

    Unisex

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 kaulana mean?

Kaulana means famous, celebrated. Kaulana is fame — being widely known and spoken of.

How do you pronounce kaulana?

kow-LAH-nah. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is kaulana a Hawaiian name on its own?

Yes. Kaulana is used as a unisex name and has its own page. It also forms 0 longer names.

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