What does ʻoliʻoli mean in Hawaiian?
ʻOliʻoli is gladness. The related word oli is a chant — the unaccompanied kind, as against mele, which is sung or danced.
Say it oh-lee-OH-lee. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The ʻokina (ʻ) is a short catch in the voice, like the break in “uh-oh”. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site ʻoliʻoli is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 0 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. Most are girl names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning joy.