Names like Kehlani
Kehlani is a three-syllable Hawaiian name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Kehlani.
Kaylani Hawaiian · variant of Kailani, Hawaiian for 'sea and sky'
Keilani Hawaiian · heavenly glory, from kai (sea) and lani (sky)
Kanani Hawaiian · the beauty, the pretty one
Ailani Hawaiian · traditionally interpreted as 'high chief', from Hawaiian ali'i (chief) and lani (sky/heaven)
The same roots
Also Hawaiian names, from the tradition Kehlani comes from.
Kai Hawaiian · "sea" in Hawaiian; also an independent name in Scandinavian, Japanese, and Chinese use, each with its own root and history. One crisp syllable that belongs everywhere, which is the secret of its global rise
Moana Hawaiian · ocean, deep sea
Meilani Hawaiian · coined name meaning roughly 'heavenly' (lani = sky)
Nalani Hawaiian · the calm skies, the heavens
The same feel
Also modern names.
Harmoni English · modern respelling of Harmony, from harmonia, concord
Yazhini Tamil · a modern coinage from yazh, the ancient Tamil harp of the Sangam bards, with the feminine ending -ini. Pure Tamil rather than Sanskrit, part of the wave of yazh names Tamil parents have favored since the 2000s as a deliberate return to pre-Sanskrit vocabulary; among the most popular girls' names in Tamil Nadu today
Aria Italian · "air," the Italian word that opera turned into the solo song; also read as a Hebrew name from arye, "lion," and as an old Persian name. Musical by definition, it rose from rarity to the American top 30 in a single 2010s decade
Eboni Modern American · A 1980s spelling of Ebony, a nature name coined by mid-20th-century Black Americans from the word for the dark wood.
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Kehlani, on a similar curve.
Malani Hawaiian · traditionally interpreted as 'peaceful heaven', from Hawaiian malu/malie (calm) and lani (sky)
Laylani Arabic · modern blend of Layla ('night') and the Hawaiian suffix '-lani' ('heaven')
Jaylani Arabic · variant of Jilani, from Gilan (a region near the Caspian Sea); popularly linked to 'heavenly joy'
Leilani Hawaiian · heavenly flower
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