What does Kailani mean?
Kailani is a Hawaiian girl name that means sea and sky. The name comes from kai (sea) + lani (sky, heaven). It is pronounced kye-LAH-nee, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Kailani belongs with other Hawaiian names about ocean, sky and heaven.
How to pronounce Kailani
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kailani a boy or girl name?
Kailani 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.