What does Kapiʻolani mean?
Kapiʻolani is a Hawaiian girl name that means arch of heaven. The name comes from ka (the) + piʻo (arch) + lani (heaven). It is pronounced kah-pee-oh-LAH-nee, with 5 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Name of Queen Kapiʻolani, consort of King Kalākaua.
Kapiʻolani belongs with other Hawaiian names about heaven and royalty.
How to pronounce Kapiʻolani
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 Kapiʻolani is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kapiʻolani a boy or girl name?
Kapiʻolani 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.