What does Lani mean?
Lani is a Hawaiian unisex name that means sky, heaven, royal. The name comes from lani (heaven, sky, chief). It is pronounced LAH-nee, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Lani belongs with other Hawaiian names about heaven, sky and royalty.
How to pronounce Lani
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Lani a boy or girl name?
Lani is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Lani is still used for both boys and girls.