What does maile mean in Hawaiian?
Maile (Alyxia stellata) is a native vine with glossy, fragrant leaves that are twisted into open-ended lei worn at weddings, graduations, and by hula dancers. It is one of the five plants sacred to the hula goddess Laka. Maile is a girl's name on its own, and it forms Leimaile (maile lei), Kamaile (the maile), and Mailelani (heavenly maile).
Say it MY-leh. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site maile is part of 19 names: 12 begin with it, 5 end with it, and 2 carry it elsewhere. Most are girl names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning tree.