Names like Malani
Malani 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 Malani.
Meilani Hawaiian · coined name meaning roughly 'heavenly' (lani = sky)
Alani Hawaiian · "orange tree"
Kehlani Hawaiian · "sea and sky"
Kaylani Hawaiian · variant of Kailani, Hawaiian for 'sea and sky'
The same roots
Also Hawaiian names, from the tradition Malani comes from.
Keilani Hawaiian · heavenly glory, from kai (sea) and lani (sky)
Nalani Hawaiian · the calm skies, the heavens
Alohi Hawaiian · bright, radiant, shining
Noelani Hawaiian · heavenly mist, beautiful one from heaven
The same feel
Also celestial and international names.
Lani Hawaiian · sky, heaven, royal
Wailani Hawaiian · heavenly water
Malama Hawaiian · to care for, to tend; moonlight
Kiana Hawaiian · divine, moon goddess
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Malani, on a similar curve.
Leilani Hawaiian · heavenly flower
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'
Malayah Hawaiian · modern coinage, possibly a variant of Malia (Hawaiian form of Mary)
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