What does kiele mean in Hawaiian?
Kiele is the gardenia, the white and heavily scented flower used for lei. The native nāʻū gardenia is rare, and kiele usually means the introduced garden species. Kiele is a girl's name, and it forms Leikiele (gardenia lei), Kakiele (the gardenia), and Kielelani (heavenly gardenia).
Say it kee-EH-leh. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site kiele is part of 6 names: 1 begin with it, 3 end with it, and 2 carry it elsewhere. Most are girl names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning flower.