Kehlani
Kehlani is a girl name of Hawaiian origin, meaning The sea and sky.
What Kehlani means
The sea and sky.
Kehlani sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Kehlani 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.
Kehlani is recorded as Hawaiian in origin. Browse other Hawaiian names.
How popular is Kehlani?
Kehlani is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Kehlani is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Kehlani
Two ideas meet in Kehlani: Ocean and Sky. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Kehlani
These share Kehlani's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Kaito — Ocean; to soar, to fly.
- Kai — The sea.
- Lani — Sky; heaven.
- Moana — Ocean; the deep sea.
- Nalani — The heavens; calm skies.
- Noelani — Heavenly mist.
- Kalani — The heavens; a chief.
- Keanu — The cool mountain breeze.
- Mia — Mine; beloved; star of the sea.
- Nanami — Seven seas.
- Pearl — A precious pearl.
- Sora — Sky.