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How do you pronounce 2 girl names?

1.Maeve

2. Leilani

Update:

Leilani and Merrick have 10 children. What would some good names for boys and girls be?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Leilani [lay-LAH-nee] It is of Hawaiian origin, and its meaning is "heavenly lei; royal child of heaven".

    Maeve [MAY-v] It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "intoxicating".

    (The boy's name Merrick \m(e)-rri-ck\ is pronounced MARE-ik. Anglicization of a Welsh variant of Maurice.)

    10 Girl Name

    Ailani - Hawaiian for Chief

    Anela - Hawaiian for Angel

    Kailani - Hawaiian for The sea and the Sky

    Kalia - Hawaiian for Hawaiian tree

    Malia - Hawaiian for Uncertain

    Gwendolyn - Welsh White ring

    Tristana - Welsh for Sad

    Megan - Welsh for Pearl

    Dylana - Welsh for Born from waves

    Kaila - Hawaiian for The laurel crown

    10 Boy Name

    Kai - Hawaiian for The Sea

    Analu - Hawaiian for Warrior

    Kanoa - Hawaiian for The Free One

    Keanu - Hawaiian for The Breeze

    Evan - Welsh for Young Warrior

    Gavin - Welsh for Little Falcon

    Matthias - Welsh for Gift of the Lord

    Sayer - Welsh for Woodworker

    Trevis - Welsh for To cross Over

    Griffith - Welsh for strong chief

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Mayve. Maeve is an anglicised form of Maedhbh, which is pronounced the same way

    I'll leave someone else to answer the other one since I'm not entirely sure

    Source(s): I'm Irish
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Maeve (prounounced May v) the sound of the letter v

    Leilani (prounounced Lay lan ee or Lee lan eee)

  • 1 decade ago

    Maeve is pronounced Mave. That is a very orginal and unique name!

    Leilani is pronounce Leani or Le-on-e. Also, a very gorgeous and original name!!

    Hope this helps!!

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  • 1 decade ago

    Maeve (mayv)

    Leilani (lay-lawn-e)

  • 1 decade ago

    Mave

    and I pronounce it more Lee-la-ni, instead of lay, but thats just me.

  • 1 decade ago

    1. pronounced "may-v"

    2. pronounced "Lay-lawn-ee"

    Hope that helps! :o)

  • >jem<
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    i assume just May-v and Lay-lah-nee, but i could be wrong (especially on Maeve, Irish pronunciations always throw me off).

  • 1 decade ago

    May- ve <<i want to name my daughter Maeve!!!!

    Lay-lan-ie

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    mave

    lay-lah- knee or lay-lahn-ee (depends on where you want to stress the pronunciation)

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