About Laniakea
The name "Laniakea" is derived from the Hawaiian language and means "immeasurable heaven" or "wide sky." It is used to describe a supercluster of galaxies that encompasses our own Milky Way galaxy and many others. Laniakea represents the vastness and interconnectedness of the universe, highlighting the idea that galaxies are not isolated entities but are part of a larger cosmic structure.
Most individuals with the name Laniakea are female.
The popularity of the name has increased by 140% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Laniakea in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Laniakea using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.