Kamaile as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kamaile

What is the meaning of the name Kamaile ?

The baby name Kamaile is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kah-MY-leh (Hawaiian: /kaˈmaile/).

Kamaile is Hawaiian in Origin.

Kamaile is a Hawaiian given name from ka + maile, literally "the maile," referring to the fragrant native vine (Alyxia) prized for lei. The maile lei symbolizes affection, honor, and peace, and is associated with Laka, the goddess of hula, giving the name cultural depth. Used for any gender but more often for girls, Kamaile evokes greenery, fragrance, and ceremonial beauty.

Evidence of Kamaile as a personal name appears in 19th-century Hawaiian-language records and persists through modern times, with renewed visibility during the Hawaiian Renaissance of the 1970s. Outside Hawai‘i it remains uncommon. Variants and related forms include the short form Maile; spacing or hyphenation as Ka Maile/Ka-Maile; and longer compounds in contemporary practice (for example, names combining Kamaile with Lani or Aloha). The meaning stays rooted in the plant: "the maile" and, by extension, the qualities praised in traditional mele and ceremony.