Kalani

Kalani carries the open sky of the Hawaiian islands, from ka, meaning the, and lani, meaning heaven or royal. It has long been used in Hawaii as both a given name and an element in longer royal names, and it has stepped onto mainland American charts in recent years, most often for girls. Three syllables that flow one into the next, ka-LA-ni, with the lilt of a name meant to be spoken slowly. It carries a sense of spaciousness and quiet reverence, a word for what is above and beyond. Kalani feels breezy and dignified at once, a name with salt and light in it.