What does Liliʻuokalani mean?
Liliʻuokalani is a Hawaiian girl name that means smarting of the royal ones. The name comes from liliʻu (smarting) + o ka lani (of the heavens). It is pronounced lee-lee-oo-oh-kah-LAH-nee, with 6 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Queen Liliʻuokalani (1838 to 1917), last sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom and composer of 'Aloha ʻOe'.
Liliʻuokalani belongs with other Hawaiian names about royalty.
How to pronounce Liliʻuokalani
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 Liliʻuokalani is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Liliʻuokalani a boy or girl name?
Liliʻuokalani 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.