Keilani

Keilani is a Hawaiian name commonly explained through kei, associated with glory or dignity, and lani, meaning sky or heaven and also carrying royal associations. “Glorious heaven” is a concise interpretation of those elements. The range of lani’s meanings explains why some descriptions emphasize nobility rather than only the physical sky.

Keilani should be distinguished from Kailani, whose opening element kai refers to the sea. The spellings can look close to an English reader, but the first element changes the explanation. Lani can be an informal shorter form, while keeping Keilani in full preserves both parts of the name’s Hawaiian interpretation.