Hawaiian Names Meaning Bird

Manu is bird, ʻio is the Hawaiian hawk, and ʻiwa is the frigate bird. Bird names suggest freedom, flight, and watchfulness.

Spotlight · names meaning bird

ʻIolana
“to soar like a hawk”
ʻiohawk+lanato float, soar
ee-oh-LAH-nahGirl
ʻIolani
“royal hawk, hawk of heaven”
ʻiohawk+laniheaven, royal
ee-oh-LAH-neeUnisex
Iwalani
“heavenly frigate bird”
ʻiwafrigate bird+laniheaven
ee-vah-LAH-neeGirl

12 names · 7 girl · 0 boy · 5 unisex

ʻIolana
to soar like a hawk
ee-oh-LAH-nah🐦☁️🕊️Girl
ʻio+lana
ʻIolani
royal hawk, hawk of heaven
ee-oh-LAH-nee🐦👑☁️Unisex
ʻio+lani
Iwalani
heavenly frigate bird
ee-vah-LAH-nee🐦✨☁️Girl
ʻiwa+lani
Manu
bird
MAH-noo🐦🌿Unisex
Pīkake
Arabian jasmine, also peacock
pee-KAH-keh🌺🐦Girl
ʻIʻiwi
the scarlet honeycreeper
ee-EE-vee🐦🔥Girl
Kaʻahumanu
the feather cloak
kah-ah-hoo-MAH-noo👑🐦Girl
ka+ʻahu+manu
Kāhili
feather standard of Hawaiian royalty
kah-HEE-lee👑🐦Unisex
Kaʻiwa
the frigate bird
kah-EE-vah🐦🌊Unisex
ka+ʻiwa
Nēnē
the Hawaiian goose, the state bird
NEH-neh🐦🌿Girl
Palila
a native honeycreeper bird of Mauna Kea
pah-LEE-lah🐦🌿Girl
Pueo
the Hawaiian owl, a guardian spirit
poo-EH-oh🐦🌋Unisex

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Questions people ask

What Hawaiian girl names mean bird?

ʻIolana (to soar like a hawk), Iwalani (heavenly frigate bird), Pīkake (Arabian jasmine, also peacock), ʻIʻiwi (the scarlet honeycreeper), Kaʻahumanu (the feather cloak), Nēnē (the Hawaiian goose, the state bird).

What Hawaiian boy names mean bird?

The unisex names ʻIolani, Manu, Kāhili, Kaʻiwa are used for boys.