What does Maikaʻi mean?
Maikaʻi is a Hawaiian unisex name that means good, fine, well. The name comes from maikaʻi (good). It is pronounced my-KAH-ee, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Maikaʻi belongs with other Hawaiian names about wisdom and joy.
How to pronounce Maikaʻi
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Maikaʻi is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Maikaʻi a boy or girl name?
Maikaʻi is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Maikaʻi is still used for both boys and girls.