Hawaiian Names Meaning Flower

Pua means flower and also child, which is why so many Hawaiian girl names are built around blossoms and lei. These names honor plumeria, lehua, maile, and the garlands made from them.

Spotlight · names meaning flower

Leilani
“heavenly lei, royal child”
leigarland+laniheaven, sky, royal
lay-LAH-neeGirl
Leia
“child of heaven, heavenly flowers”
lei (garland, child) + a
LAY-ahGirl
Maile
“the maile vine, a fragrant lei plant”
maile (Alyxia stellata)
MY-lehGirl

50 names · 45 girl · 0 boy · 5 unisex

Leilani
heavenly lei, royal child
lay-LAH-nee🌺✨👑Girl
lei+lani
Leia
child of heaven, heavenly flowers
LAY-ah✨🌺Girl
Maile
the maile vine, a fragrant lei plant
MY-leh🌺🌿🌴Girl
Kalei
the lei, the beloved child
kah-LAY❤️🌺Unisex
ka+lei
Kapua
the flower, the blossom
kah-POO-ah🌺🌿Unisex
ka+pua
Kuʻulei
my lei, my beloved
koo-oo-LAY❤️🌺Girl
Lehua
the ʻōhiʻa lehua blossom, sacred to Pele
leh-HOO-ah🌺🔥🌋Girl
Leialoha
lei of love, beloved child
lay-ah-LOH-hah❤️🌺Girl
lei+aloha
Lokelani
heavenly rose, the pink rose of Maui
loh-keh-LAH-nee🌺✨Girl
loke+lani
Melia
plumeria
meh-LEE-ah🌺Girl
Pua
flower, blossom, child
POO-ah🌺Girl
Pualani
heavenly flower, royal offspring
poo-ah-LAH-nee🌺✨👑Girl
pua+lani
Puanani
beautiful flower
poo-ah-NAH-nee🌺🌸Girl
pua+nani
Hanalei
crescent bay, lei-making
hah-nah-LAY🌊🌺Girl
hana+lei
ʻIlima
the ʻilima flower, emblem of Oʻahu
ee-LEE-mah🌺Girl
Kalehua
the lehua blossom
kah-leh-HOO-ah🌺Girl
Kaliko
the bud, the leaf bud
kah-LEE-koh🌿🌺Unisex
ka+liko
Kamaile
the maile vine
kah-MY-leh🌺🌿Girl
Kiele
gardenia
kee-EH-leh🌺Girl
Lei
garland of flowers, beloved child
LAY🌺❤️Girl
Leinani
beautiful lei, beautiful child
lay-NAH-nee🌺🌸Girl
lei+nani
Lilia
lily
lee-LEE-ah🌺Girl
Loke
rose
LOH-keh🌺Girl
Moani
light breeze carrying fragrance
moh-AH-nee🍃🌺Girl
Nāpua
the flowers
NAH-poo-ah🌺Girl
nā+pua
Oliana
oleander flower
oh-lee-AH-nah🌺Girl
Pīkake
Arabian jasmine, also peacock
pee-KAH-keh🌺🐦Girl
Awapuhi
wild ginger
ah-vah-POO-hee🌺🌿Girl
Hinahina
silvery gray, beach heliotrope, flower of Kahoʻolawe
hee-nah-HEE-nah🌺🔆Girl
Hinano
the fragrant male blossom of the hala (pandanus) tree
hee-NAH-noh🌺Girl
Kaleikini
the many lei, the multitude of children
kah-lay-KEE-nee❤️🌺Unisex
Kapualani
the heavenly flower, royal blossom
kah-poo-ah-LAH-nee🌺✨👑Girl
ka+pua+lani
Kaunaʻoa
the native dodder vine, flower of Lānaʻi
kow-nah-OH-ah🌺Girl
Keonaona
the soft fragrance
keh-oh-nah-OH-nah🌸🌺Girl
ke+onaona
Lauaʻe
a fragrant native fern used in lei
low-AH-eh🌿🌺Girl
Lehuakona
lehua blossom of Kona
leh-hoo-ah-KOH-nah🌺🏝️Girl
Lehuanani
beautiful lehua blossom
leh-hoo-ah-NAH-nee🌺🌸Girl
Leilana
floating lei, buoyant child
lay-LAH-nah🌺💧Girl
Leilehua
lehua blossom lei
lay-leh-HOO-ah🌺Girl
lei+lehua
Leimana
powerful lei, lei of spiritual power
lay-MAH-nah💪🌺Unisex
Leinaʻala
fragrant lei
lay-nah-AH-lah🌺🌿Girl
lei+naʻala
Leiʻohu
lei of mist
lay-OH-hoo🌧️🌺Girl
lei+ʻohu
Mohala
to blossom, unfold
moh-HAH-lah🌺🌅Girl
Mokihana
the fragrant berry of Kauaʻi used in lei
moh-kee-HAH-nah🌺🌿Girl
Naupaka
a beach shrub whose half-flowers recall a legend of separated lovers
now-PAH-kah🌺🌊🌋Girl
Onaona
soft fragrance, gentle and attractive
oh-nah-OH-nah🌸🪶🌺Girl
Puakea
white blossom
poo-ah-KEH-ah🌺🔆Girl
pua+kea
Puakenikeni
the ten-cent flower, a fragrant lei blossom
poo-ah-keh-nee-KEH-nee🌺Girl
pua+kenikeni
Pualei
flower lei
poo-ah-LAY🌺Girl
pua+lei
Pualena
yellow flower, golden glow
poo-ah-LEH-nah🌺🔆Girl
pua+lena

Other meanings

Questions people ask

What Hawaiian girl names mean flower?

Leilani (heavenly lei, royal child), Leia (child of heaven, heavenly flowers), Maile (the maile vine, a fragrant lei plant), Kuʻulei (my lei, my beloved), Lehua (the ʻōhiʻa lehua blossom, sacred to Pele), Leialoha (lei of love, beloved child).

What Hawaiian boy names mean flower?

The unisex names Kalei, Kapua, Kaliko, Kaleikini are used for boys.