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Hawaiian Girl Names That Mean Peace

If you want Hawaiian girl names that mean peace, this list shows how differently that stillness can sound, from ocean calm to open sky.

Names21
OriginHawaiian
MeaningPeace
GenderGirl

Hawaiian naming tradition leans heavily on the natural world, and peace shows up less as an abstract virtue than as something you can picture: still water, wide sky, a sheltered place. That's why so many names here trace back to the sea or the heavens rather than a single word for 'calm.'

You'll notice two families doing most of the work on this page. One flows from Malia, the Hawaiian form of Mary, and its many soft variations. The other centers on lani, the word for sky or heaven, as in Nalani and Nailani.

Hawaiian girl names that mean peace through calm water

Malia is the anchor name here, meaning 'calm' and 'gentle seas,' and it's grown a whole cluster of soft variants: Malea, Malaiya, Malaia, Maleyah, Malaiyah, and Maleiah. Each keeps that gentle-waters feeling while shifting the spelling toward something more modern-sounding, which explains why several of them are climbing the charts even as the original Malia falls.

Sky, shelter, and other quiet meanings

Not every name here is about the sea. Nalani and Nailani both mean 'the heavens,' built from the sky-word lani, while Malu means 'peace, shelter' outright, no borrowed root needed. Lanna leans toward harmony, and Kaimani brings in the sea again through kai, paired with strength rather than stillness.

Names List

Malia#349 in the U.S.Hawaiian form of Maria/Mary, from Hebrew Miryam. Also connected to the Hawaiian word for 'calm' or 'gentlPronounced mah-LEE-ah▶Nalani#414 in the U.S.From Hawaiian na (the plural article) and lani (sky, heaven, heavenly), meaning the heavens or the serenePronounced nah-LAH-nee▶Nailani#2996 in the U.S.Hawaiian name meaning the beautiful heavens or the calm sky, from na (calm, the) and i lani (in the sky, Pronounced nah-ee-LAH-nee▶Malea#4244 in the U.S.From Hawaiian malie, 'calm, gentle (waters)', or a form of Malia (the Hawaiian Mary); routes layeredPronounced mə-LAY-ah▶Malaiya#4963 in the U.S.Modern coinage echoing Malia (the Hawaiian Mary, 'beloved/calm') and Maliyah; no single fixed rootPronounced mə-LY-ah▶Malaia#5084 in the U.S.Spelling of Malia/Malaya — the Hawaiian Mary ('beloved/calm'), and/or Tagalog malaya, 'free'; routes layePronounced mə-LY-ah▶Malu#5225 in the U.S.From Hawaiian malu, 'peace, calm; shelter, shade, protection'; also a Spanish blend of Maria + Luisa; rouPronounced mah-LOO▶Maleyah#5707 in the U.S.A modern name echoing Malia ('calm; bitter/beloved', Hawaiian Mary) and Aliyah ('ascending', Hebrew); no Pronounced mə-LAY-ah▶Malaiyah#6060 in the U.S.A spelling of Malia/Maliyah — variously the Hawaiian form of Mary ('beloved; bitter; wished-for') and a sPronounced mə-LY-ah▶Lanna#6268 in the U.S.A pet form of Alana/Lana — variously 'a rock' and 'harmony, beauty' (the feminine of Alan), 'bright' (RusPronounced LAN-ah▶Kaimani#6485 in the U.S.A modern name joining Kai ('the sea', Hawaiian) with -mani (echoing 'mana', power, or Amani, 'peace'); usPronounced ky-MAH-nee▶Maleiah#7092 in the U.S.A spelling of Maliyah/Malia — variously a Hawaiian form of Mary ('beloved; star of the sea') and 'calm; gPronounced mah-LY-ah▶Maleya#7093 in the U.S.A spelling of Malia/Maleah — variously a Hawaiian form of Mary ('beloved; star of the sea') and 'calm; gePronounced mah-LAY-ah▶Naloni#7130 in the U.S.A modern coined name, echoing the Hawaiian Nalani ('the heavens; the calm skies'); routes layeredPronounced nah-LOH-nee▶Kailana#7383 in the U.S.A modern name, joining Kai (Hawaiian 'the sea') with Lana ('calm; afloat; light'); routes uncertainPronounced ky-LAH-nah▶Lahna#7769 in the U.S.A spelling of Lana — variously Hawaiian, 'calm/still water; a float; a harbor', and a Slavic short form oPronounced LAH-nah▶Malie#8224 in the U.S.From the Hawaiian/Samoan, 'calm; gentle; serene; peaceful' (of the sea and weather); also a Samoan form oPronounced MAH-lee-eh▶Nalanie#8261 in the U.S.A form of Nalani — from the Hawaiian, 'the heavens; the calm/serenity of the skies' (na, 'the', + lani, 'Pronounced nah-LAH-nee▶Keilana#9869 in the U.S.From the Hawaiian — variously kei, 'glory/dignity', + lana, 'calm/still/floating', hence 'glory and calm;Pronounced kay-LAH-nah▶Loana#11684 in the U.S.Sometimes read as a Hawaiian-style name glossed 'to float; a calm offering,' and elsewhere as a variant oPronounced loh-AH-nah▶Maluhia#16706 in the U.S.Maluhia is a Hawaiian word and name meaning 'peace, serenity, calm.' A gentle, meaning-rich choice.Pronounced mah-loo-HEE-ah▶

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Frequently Asked

Which name on this list means peace most directly?

Malu is the most direct, translating simply as 'peace, shelter' in Hawaiian, without leaning on a borrowed name like Mary the way Malia does.

Are Malia and its variants actually Hawaiian in origin?

Malia itself is the Hawaiian form of Mary, meaning 'calm' and 'gentle seas.' Variants like Malaiya and Maleyah are modern spellings built to echo that same sound and softness.

What does the lani ending mean in names like Nalani?

Lani means 'sky' or 'heaven' in Hawaiian. In Nalani and Nailani, it gives the name a wide, open, peaceful quality tied to the heavens rather than the sea.