At a Glance: Name: Alani – Meaning: the orange fruit/tree – Origin: Hawaiian – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: ah-LAH-nee
Alani is a Hawaiian girl's name meaning “the orange fruit/tree”. It appears in our list of 75+ *Beautiful* Tree Names for Girls (That I’m Loving).
Meaning & Origin of Alani
Meaning: The orange fruit/tree.
Origin: Hawaiian.
A common claim: Alani is often claimed to mean 'heavenly' or 'of the sky,' linking it to the Hawaiian word lani ('heaven'). Actually: That's a folk connection to a different word — the Hawaiian sense of Alani actually refers to the orange fruit/tree, not lani ('sky/heaven').
Source: Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Alani
Phonetic: ah-LAH-nee IPA: /ɑːˈlɑːni/
Popularity of Alani
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1978–2024.
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