Ima-I-Ka-Lani as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ima-I-Ka-Lani

What is the meaning of the name Ima-I-Ka-Lani ?

The baby name Ima-I-Ka-Lani is a Female name , 6 syllables long and is pronounced ee-MAH-ee-kah-LAH-nee.

Ima-I-Ka-Lani is Hawaiian, Polynesian in Origin.

Ima-I-Ka-Lani is a Hawaiian given name, a segmented spelling of the traditional compound ʻImaikalani. Linguistically, it combines ʻimi/ima “to seek, search,” i “toward,” and ka lani “the heavens; the high chief,” yielding meanings such as “one who seeks the heavens,” “seeking the divine,” or “looking to the chiefly heavens.” Because lani also connotes exalted rank and sacredness, the name carries a sense of aspiration and nobility.

The name appears in Hawaiian moʻolelo for an aliʻi of Kaʻū named ʻImaikalani, and it has continued in use into the present, especially in Hawaiʻi and among the diaspora. Spelling varies: ʻImaikalani (traditional, with ʻokina), Imaikalani (without diacritics), and hyphenated Ima-I-Ka-Lani to emphasize the components. Short forms include Ima and Lani; related names include Kalani and Kealani. Usage is generally unisex today, though historically more associated with men.

⚙ We have no record of Ima-I-Ka-Lani in any national birth registry or name dataset. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.