What does Leilani mean?
Leilani is a Hawaiian girl name that means heavenly lei, royal child. The name comes from lei (garland) + lani (heaven, sky, royal). It is pronounced lay-LAH-nee, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Leilani belongs with other Hawaiian names about flower, heaven and royalty.
How to pronounce Leilani
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 Leilani a boy or girl name?
Leilani is used mainly as a girl's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.