English to Hawaiian Names

Hawaiian Names

Just like Mahalo and Aloha, Hawaiian names are inspired by the island’s picturesque landscape, vibrant culture and ancestry connection to the universe, land and sea. Many Hawaiian names have very specific meaning based on ancestral visions, hieroglyphics symbols and celebratory events. The names on this list have been Hawaiianized to the closest English translation. Hawaiian names are very popular for newly born baby’s names or just to know if your name has a Hawaiian link.

A

Aaron                                     Aalona
Abby                                      Api
Abigail                                   Apikaila
Adam                                     Akamu
Adele                                     Akele
Agnes                                     Akeneki
Aileen                                     Ailina
Ainsley                                   Ainakele
Al                                           Ale
Alan                                       Alena
Albert                                     Alapaki
Alberta                                   Alepeka
Alex                                       Alika
Adlden                                   Alekena
Alfred                                    Alepeleke
Alfredo                                  Alepeleko
Alice                                       Aleka
Alison                                     Alekona
Allen                                      Alena
Alma                                      Alema
Alta                                        Alaka
Althea                                    Alekea
Alton                                      Alekona
Alva                                       Alewa
Alvin                                      Alewina
Amanda                                 Amanaka
Amy                                       Ame
Andre                                     Anakele
Andrea                                   Anakalia
Andrew                                  Analu
Angela                                    Anela
Anita                                      Anika
Ann                                        Ana
Annabelle                               Anapela
Anne                                      Ana
Anneliese                               Anelike
Annette                                  Aneka
Anson                                     Anekona
Anthony                                 Akoni
Antone                                   Akoni
April                                       Apelila
Ardyce                                   Alakika
Arleen                                    Alina
Arlen                                      Alena
Armand                                  Alamana
Arnold                                    Alanola
Arthur                                    Aka
Arvid                                      Alawika
Audrey                                   Aukele
Austin                                    Aukina

B

Barbara                                   Palapala
Barbie                                     Palapi
Barney                                    Palani
Baron                                     Palona
Barrett                                    Paleka
Barry                                      Pali
Bart                                        Palaka
Basil                                       Pakile
Beatrice                                  Peakalika
Becky                                     Peke
Bella                                       Pela
Belle                                       Pela
Ben                                         Peni
Benjamin                                Peniamina
Benton                                   Penikona
Bernadette                             Pelenakeka
Beranard                                Pelenalako
Bert                                        Peleka
Beryl                                      Pelulo
Bess                                        Peka
Bessie                                     Peki
Beth                                       Peka
Betsy                                      Peke
Betty                                      Peke
BettyAnne                             Pekeana
Beverly                                   Peweli
Bill                                         Pila
Bily                                        Pili
Blaine                                     Palaina
Blake                                      Palaika
Blanche                                  Palanaka
Blossom                                 Pua
Bob                                        Lopaka
Bonnie                                    Poni
Boyd                                      Poe
Bradford                                Palakapola
Brenda                                   Palenaka
Brent                                      Palenaka
Brian                                      Palaina
Bruce                                      Puluke
Bunnie                                    Puni
Byron                                     Pailona

C

Candace                                 Kanakake
Candy                                    Kanake
Calvin                                     Kalawina
Carl                                        Kala
Carlos                                     Kaloka
Carlotta                                  Kaloka
Carmen                                   Kalamela
Carol                                      Kaloka
Caroline                                  Kalolaina
Cary                                       Kali
Catherine                                Kakalina
Cecelia                                   Kikilia
Celeste                                   Keleke
Charlene                                 Kalene
Cahrles                                   Kale
Charlotte                                Halaki
Cheri                                      Keli
Cheryl                                    Kelela
Cherylyb                                Kelelina
Chester                                   Kekela
Chris                                       Kilika
Christine                                 Kilikina
Christopher                            Kilikopela
Christy                                   Kiliki
Cindy                                     Kini
Clair                                       Kalala
Clara                                       Kalala
Clarence                                 Kalalena
Clarice                                    Kalalika
Clark                                      Kalaka
Claude                                    Kaluka
Clayton                                  Kalikona
Cle,                                         Kalema
Clement                                  Kalemena
Cliff                                       Kalipa
Clifford                                  Kalipona
Clinton                                   Kalinakona
Clyde                                     Kalaila
Colette                                   Koleke
Colin                                      Kalina
Colleen                                   Kalina
Connie                                    Kani
Constance                              Kanakanake
Cookie                                    Kuki
Corazon                                  Kolakona
Corinne                                  Kolina
Corliss                                    Kolika
Craig                                      Kalaika
Cris                                         Kilika
Crystal                                    Kalikala
Cutiss                                     Kulika
Cyd                                        Kika
Cynthia                                  Kinikia
Cyrus                                      Kulo

D

Daisy                                      Kaiki
Dale                                        Kaila
Damon                                   Kamona
Dan                                        Kana
Dana                                       Kaniela
Daniel                                     Kaniele
Danielle                                  Kaniele
Danny                                    Kani
Daphne                                   Kapane
Darin                                      Kalina
Darlene                                   Kalina
Daryl                                      Kalela
Darwin                                   Kalawina
Daryn                                     Kalina
David                                     Kawika
Dawn                                     Kana
Dean                                       Kini
Debbie                                    Keoi
Deborah                                 Kepola
Dee                                         Ki
Deirdre                                   Kelekela
Della                                       Kela
Denise                                    Kenike
Dennis                                    Kenika
Derek                                     Keleka
Desiree                                   Kekili
Dexter                                    Kekela
Diana                                      Kiana
Dick                                       Likeke
Dinah                                     Kina
Dionne                                   Kiona
Dixie                                      Kiki
Dolores                                   Kolokeke
don                                         Kona
Donald                                   Konala
Donna                                    Kona
Doreen                                   Kolina
Doris                                      Kolika
Dorothy                                  Lkolokea
Douglas                                  Koukalaka
Duane                                     Kuane
Dudley                                   Kukali
Duke                                      Kuke
Duncan                                   Kunakana
Dwight                                   Kuaika

E

Earl                                         Eala
Edgar                                     Ekeka
Edith                                      Ekika
Edmond                                 Ekemona
Edna                                       Ekena
Eduardo                                 Ekualo
Edward                                  Ekewaka
Edwina                                   Ekiwina
Eileen                                     Ailina
Elaine                                     Ileina
Elena                                      Elnena
Eleanor                                   Elenola
Elizabeth                                Elikapeka
Ellen                                       Elena
Elliott                                     Elioka
Elmer                                      Elema
Eloise                                     Eloika
Elroy                                      Eleloe
Elsie                                       Eleki
Elton                                      Elekona
Elvin                                       Elewina
Elvis                                       Elewika
Emil                                        Emela
Emily                                      Emele
Emma                                     Ema
Eric                                         Elikapeka
Erin                                        Elina
Ernest                                     Eleneki
Ernestine                                Elenekina
Ervin                                      Elewina
Estelle                                    Ekele
Esther                                     Ekekela
Ethel                                       Ekela
Eugene                                   Iukini
Eunice                                    Eunike
Eva                                         Iwa
Evangeline                             Eoanelina
Eve                                         Ewa
Evelyn                                    Ewalina
Evette                                     Iweke

F

Faith                                       Manaoio
Fanny                                     Pane
Fay                                         Pei
Felix                                       Pelike
Fern                                        Pelena
Florence                                 Pololena
Floyd                                      Poloika
Frances                                   Palakika
Francine                                 Palakine
Francis                                    Palakiko
Frank                                      Palani
Fred                                        Peleke
Frederick                                Peleke

G

Gail                                        Kaila
Gay                                        Kai
Gayle                                      Kaila
Gaylene                                  Kailene
Gaylord                                  Kailola
Gaylyn                                   Kailina
Garrick                                   kalika
Gary                                       kalika
Gene                                       Kini
Genevieve                              Kenewiwe
Geoffrey                                Keopele
George                                   keoki
Georgiana                               Keokiana
Gerald                                    Kelala
Geraldine                               kalelakine
Gerry                                      Keli
Gertrude                                 Kelekuke
Gilbert                                    Kilipaki
Giles                                       Kile
Gina                                       Kina
Ginger                                    ‘Awapuhi
Ginny                                     Kini
Given                                     Kewena
Gladys                                    Kalakeke
Glenda                                   Keleneka
Glenn                                     Kelena
Gloria                                    Kololia
Godfrey                                 Kokapeli
Gordon                                  Kolekona
Grace                                      Kalakeke
Grant                                      Kalanaka
Greg                                       Keleko
Gregory                                  Kelekolia
Gretchen                                Kelekena
Guadalupe                              Kuakalupe
Guy                                        Kai
Gwen                                     Kawena
Gwendolyn                            Kawenakolina

H

Harold                                    Halola
Harriet                                    Halikaka
Harry                                      Hale
Hazel                                      Haikela
Heather                                  Hele;e
Hedwig                                  Hekewika
Heidi                                      Heiki
Hedy                                      Heki
Helen                                      Helena
Henrietta                                Heneliaka
Henry                                     Henele
Herbert                                   Hapaki
Herman                                  Helemano
Hiram                                     Hailama
Hobert                                    Hopeleka
Holly                                      Halikaka
Homer                                    Homela
Howard                                  Haoa
Hugh                                      Hiu

I

Ian                                          Iana
Ida                                          Aika
Inez                                        Aineki
Irene                                       Ailina
Iris                                          Ailika
Irma                                        Aima
Irving                                     Iwini
Irwin                                      Iwini
Isabel                                      Ikepela
Isabelle                                   Ikapela
Ivan                                        Iwana

J

Jack                                        Keaka
Jackson                                   Keakakona
Jacob                                      Iakopa
Jacqueline                               Keakulina
Jade                                        keike
James                                      Kimo
Jamie                                      Kimi
Jan                                          Kana
Jane                                        kini
Janet                                       Kaneki
Janice                                     Kanike
Jasmine                                   Pikake
Jason                                      Iakona
Jay                                          Kei
Jean                                        Kini
Jeanette                                  Keneke
Jeanine                                   Kinini
Jeffrey                                    Kepeli
Jennie                                     Kini
Jennifer                                  Kinipela
Jenny                                      Kini
Jeremy                                    Kelemi
Jero                                         Keli
Jerome                                    Kelome
Jerrold                                    Kelola
Jerry                                       Keli
Jesse                                       Ieki
Jesus                                       iesu
Jill                                           Kila
Jim                                          Kimo
Joaquin                                   Wakina
Jody                                       Koki
Joan                                        Ioana
Joe                                          Joe
Joel                                         Ioela
Joey                                        Ioei
John                                        Keoni,Ioane
Jolyn                                       Iolina
Jon                                          Iona
Jonathan                                 Ionakana
Jonilyn                                    Ionilina
Jordan                                    Iolakana
Jose                                        Hoke
Joseph                                    Iokepa
Josephine                                Iokepine
Joshua                                    Iokua
Joy                                          Ioi
Joyce                                      Ioke
Juan                                        Huanu
Juanita                                    Wanika
Judith                                     Iukika
Judy                                       Iukika
Julia                                        Iulia
Julian                                      Kuliano
Julie                                        Kuliano
Juliette                                    Kuliana
June                                        Iune
Justin                                      Iukekini

K

Karen                                     Kalena
Karin                                      Kalina
Karl                                        Kale
Kate                                       Keke
Katherine                               Kakalina
Kathleen                                 Kakalina
Kathy                                     Kaki
Kay                                        Kei
Keenan                                   Kenana
Keith                                      Kika
Kelley                                     Keli
Kelvin                                    Kelewina
Kendrick                                Kenekika
Kenneth                                 Keneke
Kent                                       Keneka
Kerry                                      Keli
Kevin                                     Kewina
Kim                                        Kimo
Kimberly                                Kimipele
Kirk                                        Keleka
Kurt                                        Keleka
Kyle                                       Kaila

L

Laila                                       Laila
Lana                                       Lanake
Lance                                     Lanake
Lane                                       Laina
Larry                                      Lali
Laura                                      Lala
Laureen                                  Laulena
Laurel                                     Lalela
Lauren                                    Lalena
Laurie                                     Lali
Laverne                                  Lawelena
Lawrence                               Lauleneke
Layne                                     Laina
Leala                                      Leala
Leatrice                                  Liakike
Lee                                         Liakike
Leigh                                      Lei
Leighton                                 Leikona
Leile                                       Leila
Leland                                    Lelana
Len                                         Lena
Lena                                       Lina
Leora                                      Lenola
Lenny                                     Leni
Leon                                       leona
Leona                                       Leona
Leonard                                  Leonaka
Leroy                                      Leloi
Leslie                                      Lekili
Lester                                     Lekela
Letitia                                     Lekikia
Levi                                        Liwai
Liane                                      Liane
Lila                                         Lila
Lillian                                     Liliana
Lilly                                        Liliana
Linda                                      Linaka
Lindsay                                  Linake
Linus                                      Lino
Lionel                                     Laionela
Lisa                                        Lika
Llewlyn                                  Luwelina
Lloyd                                     Loeka
Lois                                        Loika
Lon                                         Lona
Lonny                                     Loni
Loren                                      Lolena
Loretta                                   Loleka
Lori                                        Loki
Lorin                                      Lolina
Lorna                                      Lolena
Lorraine                                  Loleina
Louella                                   Luela
Louis                                      Lui
Louise                                    Luika
Lowell                                    Lowela
Lucia                                      Lukia
Lucille                                    Lukila
Lucius                                    Lukio
Lucy                                       Luke
Luke                                       Luka
Lydia                                      Lukia
Lyle                                        laile
Lyndon                                  Linekona
Lynette                                   Lineke
Lynn                                       Lina

M

Mable                                     Meipala
Mack                                      Maka
Madeline                                Makelina
Mamie                                    Mame
Manou                                    Manu
Manuel                                   Manuela
Marcia                                    Malakia
Margaret                                 Makaleka
Margery                                  Makelina
Margie                                    Malakia
Margo                                     Mako
Margot                                   Makoka
Maria                                      Malia
Marianne                                Meleana
Marie                                      malia
Marilyn                                   Melelina
Mario                                      Malio
Marion                                    Maliona
Marjorie                                  Makoli
Mark                                       Maleko
Marlene                                  Malina
Marlon                                    Malona
Marlys                                    Malika
Marsha                                    Maleka
Marshall                                 Malekala
Martha                                    Maleka
Martin                                    Malakina
Marty                                     Maleki
Marvin                                    Malawina
Mary                                       Male
Marylou                                  Melelu
Matthew                                 makaio
Maude                                    Mauke
Maureen                                 Maulena
Maurice                                  Maulike
Mavis                                     Mewike
Maxine                                   Makina
May                                        Mei
Maynard                                 Meinala
Melanie                                  Melani
Melinda                                  Melinaka
Melissa                                   Melika
Melvin                                    Melewina
Melody                                   Melokia
Merle                                      Mele
Merlene                                  Melene
Mia                                         Mia
Michael                                  Mikala
Micheline                               Mikalina
Michelle                                 Mikala
Mike                                       Mikala
Milan                                      Milana
Mildred                                  Milikeleka
Miles                                      Mileka
Millicent                                 Milikena
Millie                                      Mileka
Milton                                    Milikona
Minnie                                    Mine
Miriam                                    Miliama
Mitchell                                  Mikela
Mona                                      Mona
Monica                                   monika
Monte                                     Monoke
Morris                                     Moleka
Moses                                     Moke
Muriel                                     Miuliela
Myra                                       Maila
Myma                                     Milena
Myron                                    Mailona
Myrtle                                    Makala

N

Nadine                                   Nakine
Nan                                        Nana
Nancy                                     Naneki
Nanette                                  Naneki
Naomi                                    Naomi
Nathan                                   Nakana
Nathaniel                                Nakanaela
Neal                                        Niala
Ned                                        Neki
Nellie                                      Nele
Nelson                                    Nelekona
Nettie                                     Neki
Nicholas                                 Nikolo
Nick                                       Niko
Nicole                                     Nikole
Nina                                       Nina
Noel                                       Noela
Nola                                       Nola
Nolan                                     Nolana
Nora                                       Nola
Norbert                                   Nolepeleko
Noreen                                   Nolina
Norma                                    Noma
Norman                                  Nolemana
Norris                                     Noleka

O

Oliver                                     Oliwa
Olivia                                     Oliwia
Ophelia                                   Opelia
Orin                                        Olina
Oscar                                      Oka
Owen                                     Owena

P

Paige                                      Peike
Pam                                        Pama
Pamela                                    pamila
Pansy                                      Paneki
Pat                                          paka
Patricia                                   Pakelekia
Patrick                                    Pakelika
Patsy                                      Paki
Patty                                       Paki
Paul                                        Paulo
Paula                                      Poloke
Paulette                                  polina
Pauline                                   Momi
Pearl                                       Pekelo
Pedro                                      Peki
Peggy                                     Penelope
Penelope                                 Peni
Penny                                     Peleki
Percy                                      Pika
Peter                                       Pilipo
Phillip                                     Piliki
Phyllis                                    Pole
Polly                                       Polikia
Preston                                   Pelekona
Priscilla                                   Pelikila

Q

Quentin                                  Kuenekina

R

Rachel                                    Leikela
Ralph                                      Lalepa
Ramon                                    Lamona
Ramsey                                  Lamaki
Randall                                   Lanakala
Randy                                    Lanaki
Raul                                        Laula
Ray                                         Leikela
Raymond                               Leimana
Rebecca                                  Lepeka
Regan                                     Lekana
Regina                                    Lekina
Reginald                                 Lekinala
Rene                                       Linei
Reuben                                   Leupena
Rhoda                                    Loka
Rhonda                                  lonaka
Richard                                  Likeke
Rick                                        Lika
Ricky                                      Liki
Rita                                        Lika
Robert                                    Kopaka
Roberta                                  Lopeka
Robin                                     Lopine
Rochelle                                 Lokele
Rockne                                   Likine
Rod                                        Loka
Roderick                                lokelika
Rodney                                  Lokene
Roger                                     Lokela
Roland                                   Lolana
Rolf                                        Lolapa
Romeo                                    Lomeo
Ron                                        lonaka
Ronald                                   Lonala
Rosalie                                   Lokalia
Rose                                       Loke
Rosemary                               lokemele
Ross                                       Loke
Rowena                                  Lowena
Roxanne                                 lokana
Roy                                        Loi
Royden                                  Loikena
Ruben                                     Lupena
Ruby                                      Lupe
Rudolph                                 Lukolopa
Rudy                                      Luki
Russell                                    Lukela
Ruth                                       Luka
Ryan                                       Liana

S

Sally                                       Kale
Sam                                        Kamuela
Smuel                                     Kamuela
Sandra                                    kanela
Sandy                                     kani
Sarah                                      kala
Scott                                       Koka
Seamus                                   Keamuka
Sean                                       Kana
Selisa                                      Kelika
Shari                                       Kali
Sharlene                                 Kalene
Sharon                                    Kalona
Sheila                                     Kila
Shelly                                     Kelika
Sheri                                       Kelika
Sherman                                 Kelemana
Shirley                                    Kelika
Sidney                                    Kikani
Simeon                                   Kimeona
Simon                                     Kimona
Solomon                                 Kolomona
Sonia                                      Konia
Sonja                                      Konia
Sophie                                    Kopi
Spencer                                  Kipenekela
Stacy                                      Kaki
Stanford                                 Kanapola
Stanley                                   kanale
Stella                                      Kela
Stephen                                  Kepano
Stephanie                               Kekepania
Sterling                                   Kelina
Steve                                      Kiwi
Steven                                    kiwini
Stewart                                   Kewalaka
Sue                                         Ku
Sunny                                     Kuni
Susan                                      Kukana
Susie                                       kuke
Suzanne                                  Kukana
Sylvia                                     kiliwia

T

Tamara                                   Kamala
Tammy                                   Kami
Tara                                        Kali
Ted                                         keka
Teddy                                     keki
Terry                                       keli
Theodore                                Keokolo
Theresa                                   Keleka
Thomas                                   Koma
Tim                                         Kimo
Timothy                                  Kimokeo
Tina                                        Kina
Todd                                      Koka
Tom                                        Koma
Tony                                       Koni
Tracy                                      Kalaki
Travis                                     Kalawika
Trudy                                     Kaluki
Tyrone                                    Kailone
Tyrus                                      Kulo

V

Valerie                                    Walelia
Van                                        Wana
Vaughn                                  Wana
Velma                                     Welama
Vera                                       Wila
Verna                                     Welena
Vernon                                   Wenona
Veronica                                 Walonika
Vicki                                      Wiki
Victor                                     Wikoli
Vince                                      Wikolia
Vincent                                  Winike
Vinnie                                    Winikeneke
Viola                                      Wini
Violet                                     Waiola
Virgil                                      Waioleka
Virginia                                  Wilikilia
Vivian                                    Wiwiana

W

Wade                                      Wake
Wallace                                  Walale
Wally                                      Wali
Walter                                    Walaka
Wanda                                    Wanaka
Ward                                      Walaka
Warren                                   Walena
Wayne                                    Waine
Wendell                                  Wenikela
Wendy                                   Weniki
Wesley                                   Wekeli
Wilfred                                   Wilipeleke
William                                   Wiliama
Wilma                                     Wilema
Willie                                      Wile
Wilson                                    Wilikona
Winifred                                 Winipeleke
Winona                                   Winona
Winston                                  Winikona
Wyatt                                     Wiaka

Y

Yvette                                    Iweke
Yvonne                                  Iwone

Z

Zachary                                  Kakali

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