What does Aliʻi mean?
Aliʻi is a Hawaiian unisex name that means chief, royalty. The name comes from aliʻi (chief). It is pronounced ah-LEE-ee, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Aliʻi belongs with other Hawaiian names about royalty.
How to pronounce Aliʻi
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Aliʻi is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Aliʻi a boy or girl name?
Aliʻi is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Aliʻi is still used for both boys and girls.