Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kaelani

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kae-lani
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Hawaiian.

Example Sentences

"Kaelani Kinney, now 28, from the Micronesian island of Palau, says her 12-year-old son, Junior Larry Hillbroom, also is the millionaire’s child."
"Senior Kaelani Schufeldt (101 pounds), senior Kacey Schafer (106), junior Jordyn Chrisco (116), junior Presley Anderson (121) and senior Alexandra Lopez (143) finished atop their weight classes for the Vikings."
"Miss Los Angeles Kaelani Amputch-Curtis in the Los Angeles Times Portrait Studio at the Festival of Books."
"Hser Mu Lah Say, 19, of Omaha, stands accused of kidnapping Lunabella Lozano, 12, and Kaelani Star Lozano, 14, from Indiantown, Florida, on Saturday."

Etymology

From Hawaiian kaʻe (“edge”) + lani (“sky”), or a modern variant of Kailani.

Word Breakdown

Root: kaʻe

Questions

What does kaelani mean?: A female given name from Hawaiian.
Where does kaelani come from?: From Hawaiian kaʻe (“edge”) + lani (“sky”), or a modern variant of Kailani.

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