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Lelania
How to Pronounce Lelania
Pronounced luh-LAH-nee-uh /ləˈlɑːniə/Low
Meaning: Lelania is a spelling variant of Leilani, a Hawaiian name from lei, 'flower' or 'garland', and lani, 'heaven, sky, royal', so 'heavenly flower' or 'royal child'. The Lelania form softens the sound and may also blend toward names like Melania.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Lelania reshapes the Hawaiian Leilani, built from lei, 'flower' or 'garland', and lani, 'heaven, sky, royal'. The result reads as 'heavenly flower' or 'royal child', with a flowing four-syllable sound that also sits near Melania. It rode the mid-century American taste for lilting Polynesian names.
Lelania was never common in the United States, appearing around the late nineteen-sixties and given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak near 1970 before fading. A girl named Lelania then is in her fifties today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Lelania mean?
It is a variant of Leilani, Hawaiian for 'heavenly flower' or 'royal child', from lei, 'flower', plus lani, 'heaven, royal'.
How do you pronounce Lelania?
It is said luh-LAH-nee-uh /ləˈlɑːniə/, four syllables with the stress on LAH.
Is Lelania a boy or girl name?
Lelania is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lelania?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around nineteen-seventy.