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Hawaiian
Etymology
hana (“bay”) + lei (“lei”) = "crescent bay".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hanalei
- a district, village and valley on Kauai
- a male given name from Hawaiian, also used as a variant of Hanalē, from English Henry
- a female given name from Hawaiian
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert - Esther T. Mookini, Place Names of Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press 1974
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Hanalei occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 9 women and 9 men.