What does Iwalani mean?
Iwalani is a Hawaiian girl name that means heavenly frigate bird. The name comes from ʻiwa (frigate bird) + lani (heaven). It is pronounced ee-vah-LAH-nee, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Iwalani belongs with other Hawaiian names about bird, heaven and sky.
How to pronounce Iwalani
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. A w after i or e is pronounced like a v. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Iwalani a boy or girl name?
Iwalani is used mainly as a girl's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.