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Hawaiian
Etymology
piʻi (“to ascend”) + lani (“sky”), literally “ascent to heaven”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Piʻilani
- (Hawaiian mythology) an ancient chief of Maui
- a female given name from Hawaiian, of early 20th century usage
- (less common today) a male given name from Hawaiian
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 396
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Piilani (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 10 women and 3 men.