Kalai
Appearance
Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Spoken form of the biblical Sarai (“Sarai”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Kalai
- a female given name originating from the Bible
References
[edit]- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kalai ,which might also stand for Kalaʻi or Kālai ("carver"), occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 16 women and 5 men.