Maikai as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Maikai

What is the meaning of the name Maikai ?

The baby name Maikai is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced my-KAH-ee (approx.; IPA: /maɪˈkaʔi/).

Maikai is Hawaiian in Origin.

Maikai is a Hawaiian given name derived from the common adjective maika‘i (with the ʻokina), pronounced mah-ee-KAH-ee, meaning “good,” “fine,” “excellent,” “in good health,” and by extension “beautiful” or “of high quality.” As with many Hawaiian words, every vowel is sounded, and the glottal stop before the final i is meaningful in the original language.

In traditional Hawaiian naming, descriptive words like maika‘i often appear within longer honorific phrases; Maikai as a standalone given name has seen modern adoption in Hawaii and beyond, used for all genders and favored for its upbeat meaning and melodic sound. Spelling variants include Maika‘i (standard), Maika'i (ASCII), and Maikai (diacritic-free). Related but distinct names are Makai (“seaward, toward the ocean”) and Kai (“sea”); they are sometimes confused in the continental U.S. because Maikai can be anglicized as MY-kye.

⚙ Maikai is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 8 recorded uses, across 7 countries.