Entry № 5915 · Hawaiian origin

Lilinoe Lilinoe — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ lee-lee-NOH-eh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hawaiian
Meaning
"Fine mist (mountain goddess)"
Syllables
4
First recorded
Ancient (Hawaiian)

A name that means "fine mist (mountain goddess)".

Lilinoe is the Hawaiian word for "fine mist" or "haze." In Hawaiian mythology, Lilinoe is the goddess of mists who lives atop Mauna Kea — sister of Poliʻahu the snow goddess.

Rare but iconic in Hawaiian tradition.

Fine mist. The Mauna Kea goddess.

The name in its native script.

Liliʻnoe
Transliteration
Liliʻnoe
Pronunciation
/ ˌliː.liːˈnoʊ.eɪ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Lilinoe stands.

Lilinoe does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Lilinoes before her.

Real people
Lilinoe
Hawaiian goddess.
In fiction
Lilinoe
Hawaiian mountain mist goddess.
Hawaiian mythology

Names connected to Lilinoe.

The number behind Lilinoe.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Lilinoe reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.