12 More Hawaiian Baby Names That Are Absolutely Adorable
Hey guys! Have you heard? Thanks to the popularity of Disneyʻs Moana, Hawaiian baby names are trending big time!! Here are 11 of the cutest most adorable and only sometimes made up Hawaiian baby names youʻre gonna wanna nab before anybody else realizes you have no idea what you named your keiki.
Keʻolo - prolific
A new take on the more traditional names Keala and Keola. This adorable boys name will turn this little baby boy into a man!
Nihoʻole - charming smile
If Disney and Pixar did a crossover between Moana and How to Train Your Dragon, this would be a popular name choice for the sea dragon. So cool!!!
Naʻaupō - the dark knight
Just like the movie! Who can resist a super hero name like this?
Pupuka - beautiful
Said only of the cutest babies, this is a name that your child will be sure to grow into.
Hauna - a beautiful fragrance
This Hawaiian take on the name Hannah is sure to impress all of your soon-to-be-jealous mommy friends.
Shishi - very feminine
This more modern Hawaiian baby name is actually popular in the 50th state. If you have any friends from Hawaiʻi, you can impress them with your knowledge of modern Hawaiian language.
Punani - a type of flower
Say it fast, and it sounds like ooh honey! How cute is that?!?!
Kūkae - a type of brown owl only found in Hawaiʻi
Get ready for a farty-pants, I mean smarty-pants!
Pilau - the very attractive leaves of an ornamental plant
Get ready for a baby that youʻll want to spoil rotten, literally.
Lua - short for Luana, which apparently means “happiness” or the “pleasure” she feels around her big brother.
Rhymes with Pua, which means flower. Close enough.
Haole - Hawaiian for Haley
You thought Americans were the only ones to adapt other cultural names into their own? Wrong! Hawaiians have been converting English names ever since Capitain Cook and his sailors brought gonorrhea and syphilis to the islands.
Kyle-lani
Because Kaʻiulani is too hard to pronounce. And bonus! This name is totally unisex, just like the English name Kyle.