Given name

Nāwai

“the”·“waters”

Nāwai is a masculine given name from Hawaiian. It is used in Hawaiian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Nāwai is built from elements meaning “the” and “waters”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Nāwai comes from Hawaiian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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The ring: spellings.

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Similar names

If you love Nāwai, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hawaiian

Nālani

“sky”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Hawaiian · Nature

ʻAukai

“travel” · “sea”

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50% boys · 50% girls

Hawaiian

Alapaʻi

Alapaʻi is a masculine given name from Hawaiian. It is used in Hawaiian.

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Hawaiian

Kalaʻi

“the” · “peace”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Hawaiian

Nāmaka

“eye”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Hawaiian · Nature

Kaʻaukai

“the” · “travel”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Hawaiian

Maikaʻi

“good”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Hawaiian

Nāpua

“the” · “flowers”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Sibling ideas

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