Laulani as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Laulani

What is the meaning of the name Laulani ?

The baby name Laulani is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced lau-LAH-nee (approx. /laʊˈlɑni/; Hawaiian stress on the penultimate syllable).

Laulani is Hawaiian in Origin.

Laulani is a Hawaiian given name built from lau and lani. In Hawaiian, lani means “heaven, sky; royal, exalted,” while lau can mean “leaf, frond” or “many, multitude.” Because Hawaiian name meanings are contextual and often poetic, Laulani is commonly interpreted as “heavenly/royal abundance,” “many heavens,” or “leaf of heaven.” All render a sense of lofty beauty and natural grace rather than a single fixed translation.

As a given name, Laulani follows the popular -lani pattern seen across Native Hawaiian naming, and its use has grown in the late 20th and 21st centuries alongside renewed interest in Indigenous Hawaiian language and culture. It is rare outside Hawaiʻi but recognized within Pacific Islander communities. Variants and related forms include Laulanie, Laulanii (modern spellings), and -lani names such as Leilani, Noelani, Ululani, Makalani, and Kaulani. While often feminine in English contexts, it is linguistically unisex.

⚙ Laulani is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 3 recorded uses, across 2 countries.