Kanai

ka-NA-ee; KA-NA-EE; kuh-NYE

Hawaiian, Japanese, Hebrew

"the conqueror; gold mine, metal pit, humble; zealous for God, a zealot"

Kanai Origin and Meaning

The name Kanai is a boy's name meaning "the conqueror; gold mine, metal pit, humble; zealous for God, a zealot".

Kanai is one of those truly multicultural choices, used in several different cultures and possessing a different meaning in each.

As a Hawaiian name, Kanai can also be written as Kanaʻi, and it comes with a cool initial, a gentler sound, and the strong meaning of "conqueror". As a Japanese name, the sound remains similar but, depending on what kanji symbols are used, it's meanings range from "gold mine" to "humble", to "of the house".

Another possibility is that Kanai comes from a Hebrew word meaning "zealous, fanatical (about God)", and would be pronounced with two syllables.