The baby name Puanani is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced poo-AH-nah-nee.
Puanani is Hawaiian in Origin.
The baby name Puanani is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced poo-AH-nah-nee.
Puanani is Hawaiian in Origin.
Puanani is a Hawaiian feminine name built from pua (“flower, blossom”) and nani (“beautiful; beauty”), yielding the sense “beautiful flower” or “flower of beauty.” Like many Hawaiian compounds, it evokes the islands’ landscape and qualities admired in a child - grace, freshness, and cherished growth. In standard Hawaiian orthography the elements require no ʻokina or kahakō, so the customary spelling is Puanani.
The name appears in Hawaiian records throughout the 20th century and remains familiar today, used both as a first and middle name. Its profile was sustained by cultural figures such as kumu hula Puanani Alama and community organizer-poet Puanani Burgess, reinforcing its cultural resonance. Variants and related forms include Pua (pet form), Nani (nickname), and the cognate compounds Pualani (“heavenly flower”) and Leilani; occasionally it’s spaced as Pua Nani in English contexts.
Puanani is a genuine rarity. In all, it appears just 2 times, across 2 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
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