Alani
Alani is a girl name of Hawaiian origin, meaning Orange tree.
What Alani means
Orange tree.
Alani sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Alani comes from
Hawaiian names are drawn from the natural world and from ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi's rich vocabulary for sea, sky, and light. Many are poetic descriptions rather than single words.
Alani is recorded as Hawaiian in origin. Browse other Hawaiian names.
How popular is Alani?
Alani sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Alani
Alani spans the natural world and flowers and growing things, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Alani
These share Alani's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Pua — Flower.
- Acacia — Thorny tree; resurrection.
- Anthea — Flower; blossom.
- Azalea — The azalea flower.
- Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
- Daphne — The laurel tree.
- Hana — Flower, blossom.
- Iris — Rainbow; messenger of the gods.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
- Rose — The rose flower.
- Sakura — Cherry blossom.
- Violet — The violet flower; the color purple.