[Opinions] Kalani
I was wondering what everyone thought about the name Kalani for a boy? In my area unfortunately there quite a few girl Kalani / Calani's (including my next door neighbour) But I have always loved Hawaiian names and Kalani means the heavens/sky which is gorgeous.
Questions:
Do you like Kalani?
What would be a nice name for a brother & sister for Kalani?
Middle names?
I thought about maybe:
Kalani, Ocean & Summer (all boys)
Kalani, Ocean & Zara
Kalani, Ocean & Leila (probably my fave)
Middle names:
Kalani Jasper
Kalani Lucian
Kalani Felix
Kalani Hugo
Kalani Ambrose
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Questions:
Do you like Kalani?
What would be a nice name for a brother & sister for Kalani?
Middle names?
I thought about maybe:
Kalani, Ocean & Summer (all boys)
Kalani, Ocean & Zara
Kalani, Ocean & Leila (probably my fave)
Middle names:
Kalani Jasper
Kalani Lucian
Kalani Felix
Kalani Hugo
Kalani Ambrose
Snape, Sexy and Dangerous!
Replies
I think that first sibset borders on child abuse.
I do like Kalani though. I love Hawaiian names as well, but I'd never use them.
I do like Kalani though. I love Hawaiian names as well, but I'd never use them.
I really like this name. Actually I really like a lot of Hawaiian names! I do prefer it for a girl though, sorry. It reminds me of the names Lani and Leilani, which are both feminine. I like Maile for a sister to Kalani and either Ikaia or Makaio for a brother, that's if you want all Hawaiian names. Otherwise I like Rosa for a sister or Oscar for a brother. I like Kalani Jasper and Kalani Felix.
I like Kalani for a boy or girl; preferably a boy though. I actually had two kids in my third grade class called Celani(pr. the same as Kalani) and Kelana (they weren't related - they actually didn't like each other AT ALL).
Kalani, Ocean and Summer (all boys) - I love it!
As a sister to Kalani, I also like Zara and Leila.
With the middle names I like:
Kalani Jasper
At the moment I cannot think of any suggestions worthy of posting, but maybe I'll think of something later!
Kalani, Ocean and Summer (all boys) - I love it!
As a sister to Kalani, I also like Zara and Leila.
With the middle names I like:
Kalani Jasper
At the moment I cannot think of any suggestions worthy of posting, but maybe I'll think of something later!
Kalani is nms on either sex as I'm not a big fan of Hawaiian names. Of the Kalani + mns you listed I like Kalani Felix and Kalani Ambrose the best.
Of the sibsets you listed I like Kalani, Ocean and Leila the best too. I have a hard time picturing a male Summer (everyone I've met has been female) and Zara, for reasons I can't pinpoint, just doesn't fit in as well as Leila with Kalani and Ocean.
Oh, and I read your response to Isla (I think) about viewing Ocean as a male name versus a female name. For what it's worth I view Ocean as 100% unisex.
“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
~Mark Twain
Of the sibsets you listed I like Kalani, Ocean and Leila the best too. I have a hard time picturing a male Summer (everyone I've met has been female) and Zara, for reasons I can't pinpoint, just doesn't fit in as well as Leila with Kalani and Ocean.
Oh, and I read your response to Isla (I think) about viewing Ocean as a male name versus a female name. For what it's worth I view Ocean as 100% unisex.
~Mark Twain
omg!
I really wanted Kalani & Kai paired together and I thought. hmm.. everyone will laugh at me! I would call them Lani & Kai (yes I like Lani on a boy too!)
THanks for the suggestions oh guru! I bow down to you!
*worships Ciarda*
BTW: Its great to see you back on the boards, i was going to pm you cause I hadn't seen you round much. :)
Snape, Sexy and Dangerous!
I really wanted Kalani & Kai paired together and I thought. hmm.. everyone will laugh at me! I would call them Lani & Kai (yes I like Lani on a boy too!)
THanks for the suggestions oh guru! I bow down to you!
*worships Ciarda*
BTW: Its great to see you back on the boards, i was going to pm you cause I hadn't seen you round much. :)
Snape, Sexy and Dangerous!
Haha, that's great! For some reason I can really picture you with a Kai. At one point I remember thinking that I could see you with sons named Kai & Taj : )
Lani makes a cute nickname.
I never actually left the boards, I've been here all along. I guess I haven't posted as much though, sometimes I'll read a message then decide I'll respond to it later, which I then often forget to do, haha.
Lani makes a cute nickname.
I never actually left the boards, I've been here all along. I guess I haven't posted as much though, sometimes I'll read a message then decide I'll respond to it later, which I then often forget to do, haha.
For ages I loved both Kai & Taj because both of them are awesome surfing names (two famous surfers are Kalani Robb & Taj Burrow).
I also love Kai & Keoni, I did have a sib set of Kai, Taj & Zahn (Zahn Foxton is a great bodyboarder)
Since the weather is starting to pick up most likely my boys names will become more 'summery' so Kai, Kalani, Ocean, Taj and Sunny may be seen more often.. :P
Damn pity that Kai is getting popular :(
Snape, Sexy and Dangerous!
I also love Kai & Keoni, I did have a sib set of Kai, Taj & Zahn (Zahn Foxton is a great bodyboarder)
Since the weather is starting to pick up most likely my boys names will become more 'summery' so Kai, Kalani, Ocean, Taj and Sunny may be seen more often.. :P
Damn pity that Kai is getting popular :(
Snape, Sexy and Dangerous!
I have never heard of Kalani, but I think it sounds nice. The meaning makes it sound like more of a girl's name, IMO. Also, I think Ocean and Summer would do better as girl's names as well. Leila works nice in a sibset with Kalani. I really don't like any of your middle names, I think you need a Hawaiian or Islander middle name to go with the first.
I'm not crazy about it for either gender, sorry.
It does fit well into all 3 of those sibsets (though with the first set they may often get confused for girls - maybe if they had mn's that made their sex a little clearer?).
~Heather~
It does fit well into all 3 of those sibsets (though with the first set they may often get confused for girls - maybe if they had mn's that made their sex a little clearer?).
~Heather~
Yeah, I have a thing for 'feminine' boys names. I really love Sunny and Summer on boys.. my poor sons!
I forget that not everyone see's names as male. I always assume Kalani & Ocean are boys names. Im quite surprised that so many people think that Ocean is feminine... I find it quite masculine!
*back to the drawing board*
Snape, Sexy and Dangerous!
I forget that not everyone see's names as male. I always assume Kalani & Ocean are boys names. Im quite surprised that so many people think that Ocean is feminine... I find it quite masculine!
*back to the drawing board*
Snape, Sexy and Dangerous!