Puanani

Hawaiian

Etymology

pua (“flower”) +‎ nani (“beauty”), literally “beautiful flower”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pu.aˈna.ni/, [pu.wəˈnɐ.ni]

Proper noun

Puanani

a female given name from Hawaiian, of 20th century usage

References

Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Puanani occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 2 women and 1 man.

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