What does malu mean in Hawaiian?
Malu is shade and shelter, and figuratively protection, safety, and peace. A place under malu was under a chief's protection. Maluhia, built from the same root, is the word for peace and serenity. Kamalu is the shelter, Malulani heavenly protection, and Leimalu a sheltering lei.
Say it MAH-loo. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site malu is part of 5 names: 1 begin with it, 3 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 peace.