Maelani
Meaning of Maelani
Maelani, pronounced may-LAH-nee (/meɪˈlɑni/), is a modern feminine construction that marries the concise Anglo-American endearment “Mae” with the Hawaiian morpheme lani—denoting “sky,” “heaven,” and, by extension, “royal or exalted one”—yielding the composite sense of “heavenly Mae” or “one graced by the heavens.” First registering on U.S. vital-statistics tables in 1999 and advancing from a rank near 980 to the low 800s by 2024, the name’s steady, data-driven climb situates it within the broader national appetite for Hawaiian-inflected phonology exemplified by Leilani and Kailani, yet it retains an Anglo-familiar opening that eases cross-regional adoption. Its trisyllabic form, free of irregular consonant clusters, travels well across English dialects, while the lani suffix imbues it with cultural cachet tied to Hawaiian notions of celestial authority and serenity. Consequently, Maelani evokes analytical associations with expansive skies, Pacific trade-wind calm, and understated nobility, offering parents a technically precise, culturally nuanced, and aurally graceful choice for a daughter.
Pronunciation
Hawaiian
- Pronunced as may-lah-nee (/meɪˈlɑni/)
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