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Maile

the maile vine, a fragrant lei plant

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MY·leh

2 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Maile mean?

Maile is a Hawaiian girl name that means the maile vine, a fragrant lei plant. The name comes from maile (Alyxia stellata). It is pronounced MY-leh, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Maile belongs with other Hawaiian names about flower, nature and tree.

How to pronounce Maile

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 Maile a boy or girl name?

Maile 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.

Names like Maile

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    moh-kee-HAH-nah🌺🌿Girl
  • the kalia tree, modern Hawaiian-style name

    kah-LEE-ah🌴🌿Girl
  • the maile vine

    kah-MY-leh🌺🌿Girl
  • wild ginger

    ah-vah-POO-hee🌺🌿Girl
  • a fragrant native fern used in lei

    low-AH-eh🌿🌺Girl
  • fragrant lei

    lay-nah-AH-lah🌺🌿Girl
    lei+naʻala
  • lush and green, verdant beauty

    oo-loo-VEH-hee🌿🌸🌴Girl
    ulu+wehi
  • the flower, the blossom

    kah-POO-ah🌺🌿Unisex
    ka+pua
  • the bud, the leaf bud

    kah-LEE-koh🌿🌺Unisex
    ka+liko