What does wai mean in Hawaiian?
Wai is fresh water, the water of streams, springs, and rain, and the source of life on islands where it was scarce. The word for wealth, waiwai, is water doubled. Wai begins many place names, such as Waikīkī and Waimea, and appears in given names: Waiola is the water of life, Kawai the water, Leiwai a lei of water.
Say it WYE. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site wai is part of 9 names: 6 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 water.