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Hawaiian word · adjective

mālie

“calm, quiet, gentle”

Say it

MAH-lee-eh

In names

3 names

2 girl · 0 boy · 1 unisex

What does mālie mean in Hawaiian?

Mālie describes calm weather, a still sea, and a gentle or quiet person. The name Malia is often linked to it, though Malia is in fact the Hawaiian form of Mary. Kaimālie is the calm sea, Leimālie the gentle lei, and Mālielani calm from the heavens.

Say it MAH-lee-eh. 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 mālie is part of 3 names: 0 begin with it, 1 end with it, and 2 carry it elsewhere. Most are girl names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning peace.

Names that end in mālie (1)

Mālie closes the name and colors everything before it.

  • “calm sea”

    Pronounced kye-mah-LEE-ehkai + mālie

    Unisex

Other names with mālie (2)

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

  • Peace

    Malia

    “calm and gentle, Hawaiian form of Mary”

    Pronounced mah-LEE-ah

    Girl
  • Peace

    Mālie

    “calm, serene, tranquil”

    Pronounced mah-LEE-eh

    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 mālie mean?

Mālie means calm, quiet, gentle. Mālie describes calm weather, a still sea, and a gentle or quiet person.

How do you pronounce mālie?

MAH-lee-eh. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is mālie a Hawaiian name on its own?

Yes. Mālie is used as a girl's name and has its own page. It also forms 2 longer names.

What are some Hawaiian names ending in mālie?

Kaimālie (calm sea).

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