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[makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com]

Okay I need some help. I'm trying to name the daughter of two characters for a fanfic. The little girl will be born in Hawaii and her father is from there and very into it's culture, so I wanted to choose a Hawaiian name. I'm horrible at choosing names for characters and I was hoping that you guys would be willing to help me.

Here are some Hawaiian girls names I like with their meanings:

Anela "angel"
Ilima "flower" or "flower of Oahu"
Kai "sea"
Kalena "pure"
Kanani "beautiful"
Lani "heaven or sky"
Malia "clam"
Ani "beautiful"
Kalea "bright; clear"
Kamea "one and only; precious"
Keilana "gloriously clam"
Mirena "beloved"
Nalani "clam as the heavens"
Nani "beauiful"
Olina "filled with happiness"
Roselani "heavenly rose"

Her last name will be Gains and her parents are Chris and Val. The middle name will probably be more "mainlandish". Her father is also fluent in Japanese so a Japanese name is also a possibility.

Thanks for your help!

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[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

Lani is by far my favorite (perhaps a nn for Roselani?).

[indicinderelly.livejournal.com]

eeek I love picking names for characters!

...Uhm, I swear I'm not this geeky usually. lol

If the MN will be more 'mainlandish' how about these:

Anela Grace
Anela Eve
Anela Rae
Anela Lynn
Anela Jane
Anela Rose

Ilima Grace
Ilima Anne
Ilima Jean
Ilima Cate
Ilima Faye

Kai Anne
Kai Eve
Kai Beth
Kai Leigh
Kai Madeline
Kai Daisy

Kanani Anne
Kanani Leigh
Kanani Cate
Kanani Crystal
Kanani Lynn
Kanani Beth
Kanani Grace
Kanani Iris
Kanani Jane

Kalea Jane
Kalea Eve
Kalea Mae
Kalea Beth
Kalea Cate
Kalea Faith

Mirena Cate
Mirena Leigh
Mirena Faye
Mirena Eve
Mirena Layne
Mirena Beth

Nalani Sage
Nalani Beth
Nalani Jean
Nalani Eve

Olina Paige
Olina Faye
Olina Marie

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

I totally second this!

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

This.

[badw0lf.livejournal.com]

Kalena is my favourite XD

[emtotherescuee.livejournal.com]

Not really helpful, but I just wanted to put it out there that I honestly wish I was Hawaiian so I could name my children some of their names, because they're all beautiful. God dammit, why do I have to be a New Yorker?

[makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com]

I do like that (I'm actually thinking about adding it to my personal list), but I'm still not a 100% sure if that's the name I want for this character.

It does fit most of the criteria I've made up in my head. I just kinda don't want to use Lani because Leilani seems to be kinda the generic Hawaiian girls name.

[blue-raine.livejournal.com]

i used kamea for a fanfic myself, and lani is my cousins name, so those would be my favs

[mizsfrankie.livejournal.com]

I have a friend who is Hawaiian, her name is Malia, her nicknam is Lia, I love it, so thats my vote!

I like Malia Lani.

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Kalena "pure" - Kalena Gains
Lani "heaven or sky" - Lani Gains
Kalea "bright; clear" - Kalea Gains
Keilana "gloriously clam" - Keilana Gains
Roselani "heavenly rose" - Roselani Gains

[piedpiper.livejournal.com]

hahah "gloriously CLAM" is my favorite :B

[makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com]

Hee. It's okay.

Thanks for all your suggestions:)

[makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com]

It is pretty:)

[makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com]

Yes, I agree!

We got married in Hawaii so I'm hoping to be able to use a Hawaiian name.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Lani is what jumped out to me.

[bmwbabe007.livejournal.com]

I know a girl named Noelani, not sure if thats actually Hawaiian or some sort of hybrid her parents made up - but I like the name nonetheless as a nice twist to all the Lani's out there!

[soulsplinter8.livejournal.com]

I think you meant "calm" when you wrote "clam"?

And just so you know, the Hawaiian alphabet doesn't have the letter "r" in it, so Roselani and Mirena are hybrids. ;o)

My cousin is named Malia, and I've always loved it. I also love Noelani (means "heavenly mist"), and Mahealani (which means something along the lines of "night of the full moon").

[classiestkid.livejournal.com]

I went to high school with a girl named Kanani and always thought it was really pretty.

[ugottafriend.livejournal.com]

I love Hawaiian names! How about Kalani, Leilani, or Noelani?

I also really like the Japanese name Midori, even though it means "green" :)