Hauoli as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hauoli

What is the meaning of the name Hauoli ?

The baby name Hauoli is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced how-OH-lee (Hawaiian IPA: [haʊˈo.li]).

Hauoli is Hawaiian in Origin.

Hauoli is a Hawaiian given name derived from the common noun hauʻoli, meaning “joy, happiness, gladness.” Preferred Hawaiian orthography includes the ʻokina: Hauʻoli (pronounced how-OH-lee, with a brief glottal stop before the second syllable). The diacritic is often omitted in English contexts, yielding the variant Hauoli or Hau`oli. The name is unisex and used by Native Hawaiians and the broader Polynesian diaspora.

As a personal name, Hauʻoli reflects the Hawaiian tradition of bestowing meaningful vocabulary words, especially those expressing virtues or blessings. It appears in 19th- and 20th-century baptismal and civil records and remains in modest use today, sometimes as part of longer compound names. Public familiarity comes from greetings like “Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou” (Happy New Year). Informal short forms include Hau or Oli. Semantically related Hawaiian names include ʻOliʻoli (“joyful”) and Leʻaleʻa (“fun, delight”).

⚙ We have no record of Hauoli in any national birth registry or name dataset. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. By any reading, it's an exceptionally uncommon choice.