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The baby name Alohalani is a Female name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced ah-loh-hah-LAH-nee (approx. IPA: /a.lo.ha.'la.ni/).

Alohalani is Hawaiian in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 5.0
Origin: Hawaiian
Pronunciation: ah-loh-hah-LAH-nee (approx. IPA: /a.lo.ha.'la.ni/)

What is the meaning of the name Alohalani ?

The baby name Alohalani is a Female name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced ah-loh-hah-LAH-nee (approx. IPA: /a.lo.ha.'la.ni/).

Alohalani is Hawaiian in Origin.

Alohalani is a Hawaiian given name formed from aloha ("love, compassion; the spirit of welcome") and lani ("sky, heaven; royal"). The compound evokes images such as "heavenly love," "love of the heavens," or "royal compassion." As with many Hawaiian names, it is technically unisex, though it trends feminine in present-day usage. The meaning aligns with the cultural value of aloha as a guiding ethos, not merely a greeting.

In Hawaii, -lani names were favored among ali'i (nobility) and became common in the 19th-20th centuries; Alohalani is recorded in late-19th- and 20th-century naming, then saw renewed popularity during the Hawaiian Renaissance and among diaspora families. Variants and related forms include Aloha Lani/Aloha-lani, Kealohalani, and the shorter Lani or Aloha as nicknames; compare the near-lookalike Alohilani (from alohi, "to shine"), a distinct etymology.

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Alohalani – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
United States Girls 2014 #928 5 9,590
United States

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Alohalani is predominantly a girl's name.
Alohalani is a 5 syllable name, pronounced ah-loh-hah-LAH-nee (approx. IPA: /a.lo.ha.'la.ni/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Aloha Lani, Aloha-lani, Alohalāni and Lani (short).
Across languages, Alohalani has these equivalents: Lani (Hawaiian: sky/heaven), Celeste (Latin: heavenly), Heaven (English), Amora (love), Carys (Welsh: love).
Somewhat — Alohalani ranked #928 in United States in 2014, placing it just outside the most common names.