Kailani
[kaɪˈlɑːni]Meaning
from Hawaiian kai "sea" and lani "sky, heaven"
Background Story
Kailani is a Hawaiian given name formed from kai, meaning sea or ocean, and lani, meaning sky or heaven. Wiktionary gives the Hawaiian compound the sense "heavenly sea".
Related Names
Kehlani
A variant spelling of the Hawaiian names Kailani or Kalani
Darya
Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Daria; also Persian for "sea, ocean".
Deniz
Turkish word for "sea"
Kainoa
A Hawaiian given name
Kaio
Recorded as a masculine given name in Japanese, Basque and Brazilian Portuguese
Keilani
Means "glorious heaven" in Hawaiian, from kei "glorious, dignified" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty"
Kelda
Possibly derived from Old Norse kildr, meaning "a spring"
Merrigan
Mirren
A Scottish surname, also recorded as a Scottish feminine given name