Honolulu

Compound of hono (“bay, harbor”) + lulu (“shelter”).

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Honolulu (a city, the state capital of Hawaii, United States)


Aotearoa

Unadapted borrowing from Maori Aotearoa in the 20th century.

New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


Rusia

Alternative form of Lūkia: Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


Hawaiʻi

→ Chinook Jargon: oihe (or via English)

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→ English: Hawaii, Hawaiʻi, Hawai'i, Hawai`i

Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian Islands#English

Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean between North America and Oceania)

(specifically) Hawaii (an island, the largest of the Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii, United States)

Hawaii (a state of the United States comprising much of the Hawaiian Islands; capital: Honolulu)


Hilo

(Hawaiian mythology) a Polynesian navigator

the eastern area of the island of Hawaii

first night of new moon in the old Hawaiian calendar

a male given name from Hawaiian, rare today


Kina

a female given name originating from the Bible, a spoken form of biblical Dina (“Dinah”)


Maria

⇒ Hawaiian: Malia
→ English: Malia

From the 19th century translation of the Bible into Hawaiian, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām).

2012 Baibala Hemolele, Mataio 1:18 (tr. KJV Matthew 1:18)

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

Penei hoʻi ka hānau ʻana o Iesū Kristo: I hoʻopalau ʻē ʻia kona makuwahine ʻo Maria na Iosepa, ʻaʻole naʻe lāua i pili, a ʻikea ʻo ia, ua hāpai na ka ʻUhane Hemolele.

a female given name originating from the Bible, of 19th century usage (but possibly pronounced like Malia)


Hale

Borrowed from English Harry, identical with Hawaiian hale (“house”).


Kai

From kai (“sea, sea water”); also a short form of compound given names containing this word.

a male or (less commonly) female given name from Hawaiian


Kala

Vernacular form of the biblical Sara (“Sarah”). The word kala has also multiple meanings in Hawaiian.

a female or (occasionally) male given name originating from the Bible


Kama

kama (“child, person”). Often a short form of compound names containing this word.

a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian


Lea

2012 Baibala Hemolele, Kinohi 29:16-18 (tr. KJV Genesis 29:16-18)

And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

ʻElua mau kaikamāhine a Labana, ʻo Lea ka inoa o ka mua, a ʻo Rāhela ka inoa o ka muli iho. He maka wai ko Lea; akā, ua maikaʻi ʻo Rāhela ke nānā aku, a ua maikaʻi kona helehelena. Aloha akula ʻo Iakoba iā Rāhela: ʻī akula ia, E hoʻoikaika aku nō au i kāu hana i nā makahiki ʻehiku no Rāhela, no kāu kaikamahine muli iho.

(Christianity) Leah (biblical character)

(Hawaiian mythology) a goddess of canoe builders

a female given name from Hawaiian or originating from the Bible, of biblical and mythological origin


Lei

lei (“wreath; child”). Also a short form of numerous compound names containing the word lei.

a female or male given name from Hawaiian, also a nickname


Luka

2012 Baibala Hemolele, Kolosa 4:14 (tr. KJV Colossians 4:14)

Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.

Ke uwē aku nei iā ʻoukou ʻo Luka, ke kahuna lapaʻau punahele, a me Dema.

a male given name originating from the Bible, equivalent to English Luke

a female given name originating from the Bible, equivalent to English Ruth, vernacular form of the biblical Ruta


Manu

manu (“bird”), also a short form of compound names containing this word.

a male or female given name from Hawaiian


Nani

From nani (“beauty”). Also a short form of numerous female compound names ending in -nani.

a female given name from Hawaiian, and a nickname


Paulo

a male given name originating from the Bible


Gaza

Gaza City (a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine)


Daniela

a male given name originating from the Bible, of 19th century usage


Kalema

Salem
The capital of Oregon, United States


Naomi

a female given name originating from the Bible


Lā Hoʻomaikaʻi

Compound of lā (“day”) + hoʻomaikaʻi (“to thank”)


Hinaliʻi

Alpha Persei (Mirfak), a star in the constellation Perseus


Kainui

From kainui ("high tide", "the great ocean" and "tsunami").


Timoteo

2012 Baibala Hemolele, 1 Timoteo 1:2 (tr. KJV 1 Timothy 1:2)

Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

Iā Timoteo i ke keiki ponoʻī ma ka manaʻoʻiʻo; ke aloha, ke ahonui, a me ka maluhia, mai ke Akua mai ʻo ko kākou Makua, a me Iesū Kristo ko kākou Haku.

Timothy (biblical character; book of the Bible)


Alana

alana (“awakening”); the modern usage is reinforced by English Alana.


Alana

19th century rendering of some Sinitic nickname.


Noa

a male given name originating from the Bible or from noa (“commoner, free man”)


Kiana

→ English: Kiana

Spoken form of Diana, name of the moon goddess also mentioned in the Bible.

a female given name originating from the Bible, of modern usage


Kāwika

Vernacular form of the biblical Dāvida (“David”).

1870s-1880s, Chant for King David Kalākaua, M.K.Pukui - S.H.Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986, page 38

Here is David, ah, ah, the greatests of descendants, ah, ah

Eia nō ʻo Kāwika, ēhē, ka heke aʻo nā pua, ēhē


Koma

Vernacular form of the biblical Toma (“Thomas”).


Helene

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English


Hana

2012 Baibala Hemolele, 1 Samuʻela 1:8 (tr. KJV1 Samuel 1:8)

Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am I not better to thee than ten sons?

A laila nīnau akula ʻo ʻElekana kāna kāne iā ia, E Hana, he aha kāu i uwē ai? No ke aha lā ʻaʻole ʻoe i ʻai? He aha ka mea i kaumaha ai kou naʻau? ʻAʻole anei e ʻoi aku koʻu pono iā ʻoe i mua o nā keiki kāne he ʻumi?

a female given name originating from the Bible, equivalent to English Hannah


ʻAukekulelia

Australia (A country in Oceania comprising the islands of Australia, Tasmania and other smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, as well as a former colony in the British Empire)

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the islands of Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


Kamaka

ka (“the”) + maka (“eye, bud, child”); also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.


Manuela

Borrowed from English Manuel, Portuguese Manuel, Spanish Manuel.


Hāna

→ English: Hana

census-designated place
census-designated place

A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States


Haumea

(rare) a female given name from Hawaiian


Malia

→ English: Malia

The spoken form of Maria, the Hawaiian biblical equivalent of English Mary.


Leilani

lei (“a lei; a child”) + lani (“heavenly, royal”); "heavenly lei, royal child".

a female or (rarely) male given name from Hawaiian, popular since the end of the 19th century


Lani

→ English: Lani

lani (“sky; royalty”). Also a short form of the numerous Hawaiian compound names ending in -lani.

a female or (rarely) male given name from Hawaiian


Kēkēmapa

Borrowed from English December via the intermediate form Dekemaba.


Maile

(Hawaiian mythology) any of the four Maile sisters (plant forms), minor goddesses of hula


Kamaile

ka (“the”) + maile (“maile vine”). Also shortened from compound names beginning thus.

a female or male given name from Hawaiian


Kalani

ka (“the”) + lani (“heavens; sky; king, queen”) meaning "the heavens", "sky", "royal one", or "chief". Also short for many compound names beginning with Kalani-.

a male or (less commonly) female given name from Hawaiian


Pua

From pua (“flower; child”); also a short form of compound names with the element pua.

a female given name from Hawaiian, and a nickname

(Hawaiian mythology) a sorcery goddess of Molokai


Mauna Kea

Literally, “White Mountain”, presumably in reference to its seasonal snow cover. Sometimes explained as a contraction of Mauna a Wākea (“Mountain of Wākea”), in reference to the Hawaiian sky god.


Mauna Loa

Literally, “Long Mountain”. Doublet of Maunaloa.


Nālani

nā, plural definite article + lani (“sky”) = "the heavens, the chiefs".

a female or (less commonly) male given name from Hawaiian


Aloha

From aloha (“love”). Also short for compound names containing the word aloha.


Kealoha

ke (“the”) + aloha (“love”). Also short form of compound names beginning with Kealoha-.

a male or female given name from Hawaiian


Kalei

ka (“the”) + lei (“lei, wreath; child”). Also short form of compound names beginning with Kalei-.

a male or (less commonly today) female given name from Hawaiian


Kuʻulei

kuʻu (“my”) + lei (“wreath; child”). Also short form of compound names beginning with Kuʻulei-.

a female or (occasionally) male given name from Hawaiian


Kuʻuleialoha

kuʻu (“my”) + lei (“wreath; child”) + aloha (“love”) = "my beloved child".


Leialoha

lei (“wreath; child”) + aloha (“love”) = "beloved child".

a female or (sometimes) male given name from Hawaiian


Kaleialoha

ka (“the”) + lei (“wreath; child”) + aloha (“love”) = "the beloved child".


Kaleiokalani

ka (“the”) + lei (“wreath; child”) + o (“of”) + ka (“the”) + lani (“sky”).


Leimomi

lei (“wreath; child”) + momi (“pearl”) = "pearl necklace; precious and beautiful child".

a female given name from Hawaiian, of 20th century usage


Momi

momi (“pearl”). Also a translation of the English name Pearl.


Momilani

momi (“pearl”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly pearl".

a female given name from Hawaiian, of 20th century and later usage


Kanani

ka (“the”) + nani (“beauty, glory”). Also a short form of compound names beginning with Kanani-.


Haunani

hau (“snow”) + nani (“beauty”) = "beautiful snow", as on mountain tops in Hawaii.

a female given name from Hawaiian, popular in the 20th century


Puanani

pua (“flower”) + nani (“beauty”), literally “beautiful flower”.


Pualani

pua (“flower”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly flower; descendant of royalty".


Kapua

ka (“the”) + pua (“flower; child”). Also a short form of compound names beginning with Kapua-.


Kekoa

ke (“the”) + koa (“warrior; koa tree”). Also a short form of compound names beginning with Kekoa-.

a male or (formerly) female given name from Hawaiian


Koa

koa (“warrior, courage; koa tree”). Also a short form of compound names containing the element koa.


Leinani

lei (“wreath; child”) + nani (“beauty”) = "beautiful child".


Kainoa

From ka (“the”) + inoa (“name; namesake”). Originally given as a second name to a child who was named after a relative, or in honor of the family surname. Later sometimes interpreted as kai (“sea”) + noa (“free of taboo”).


Nāinoa

nā, plural definite article + inoa (“names; namesakes”). Originally given to a child who was named after relatives or friends.


Kealiʻi

ke (“the”) + aliʻi (“chief, nobleman”). Also short form of compound names beginning with Kealiʻi-.


Keliʻi

ke (“the”) + liʻi, a contraction of aliʻi (“chief, nobleman”). Also short form of compound names beginning with Keliʻi-.

a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian


Noelani

From noe (“mist”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly mist".


Kanoelani

ka (“the”) + noe (“mist”) + lani (“sky”) = "the heavenly mist".


Kāne

(Hawaiian mythology) one of the four major gods; the god of creation


Kū

(Hawaiian mythology) one of the four major gods; the god of war


Lono

(Hawaiian mythology) one of the four major gods; the god of agriculture, nature and fertility


Kanaloa

(Hawaiian mythology) one of the four major gods; god of kawa and the sea

(rare today) a male or female given name from Hawaiian


Pele

Translingual: Pelea, Pele


Hina

(Hawaiian mythology) any of a number of goddesses and legendary women, including a moon goddess


Hiʻiaka

→ English: Hiʻiaka

hiʻi (“hold, carry”) + aka (“essence, embryo”)

(Hawaiian mythology) any of the twelve sisters of the volcano goddess Pele, especially the youngest and favorite one


Kahaʻi

(Hawaiian mythology) a navigator who sailed between Tahiti, Samoa and Hawaii

a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian or Proto-Polynesian


Laka

(Hawaiian mythology) a goddess of the hula

(Hawaiian mythology) a god of canoe makers, and a legendary hero

(rare) a male or female given name from Hawaiian


Kawelo

(Hawaiian mythology) a hero of Kauai who defeated a chief who had mistreated Kawelo's parents


Keawe

ke (“the”) + awe (“strand, twisted string”), symbolic of lineage; shortened from epithets and compound given names beginning with Keawe-.

(Hawaiian mythology) any of a number of ancient chiefs of the island of Hawaii


Kalama

ka (“the”) + lama (“ebony tree; torch”); also shortened from compound given names beginning with Kalama-.

a female or male given name from Hawaiian, e.g. of a 19th century queen


Kapiʻolani

ka (“the”) + piʻo (“arch”) + lani (“sky”) = "the heavenly arch, rainbow".


Kaʻiulani

ka (“the”) + ʻiu (“sacred”) + lani (“sky”) = "the royal sacred one". Name of the last crown princess of Hawaii.

a female given name from Hawaiian, of 20th century and later usage


Kaipo

ka (“the”) + ipo (“sweetheart”); also shortened from compound given names beginning thus.

a male or (rare today) female given name from Hawaiian


Kuʻuipo

kuʻu (“my”) + ipo (“sweetheart”); also shortened from compound given names beginning thus.

a female or (occasionally) male given name from Hawaiian


Hōkūlani

From hōkū (“star”) + lani (“sky”), literally “heavenly star”.

a female given name from Hawaiian, used since the 20th century


Healani

hea (“mist”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly mist". Became known as the name of King Kalākaua's boat-house and music group.

a female or (less commonly) male given name from Hawaiian


Uʻilani

uʻi (“youthful beauty”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly or royal beauty".

a female given name from Hawaiian, of 20th century usage


Kauʻilani

ka (“the”) + uʻi (“youthful beauty”) + lani (“sky”) = "the heavenly or royal beauty".

a female or male given name from Hawaiian


Kauʻi

ka (“the”) + uʻi (“youthful beauty”) ; also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.


Kawailani

ka (“the”) + wai (“water”) + lani (“sky”) = "the heavenly water".


Wailani

wai (“water”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly water".

a female or (sometimes) male given name from Hawaiian


Kawai

ka (“the”) + wai (“water”); also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.


Keahi

ke (“the”) + ahi (“fire”); also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.


Kalua

ka (“the”) + lua (“second one, companion; pit”); also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.


Keonaona

ke (“the”) + onaona (“fragrant, gentle”).


Nohealani

nohea (“handsome, pretty”) + lani (“sky”) = "royal beauty".


ʻĀnela

ʻānela (“angel”). Can also be interpreted as an equivalent of the English given name Angela.


Kēhaulani

kēhau (“dew”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly dew".


Māhealani

māhea (“haze”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly haze".

night of the full moon in ancient Hawaiian calendar


Kamalani

kama (“child”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly or royal child".

a female or (less commonly) male given name from Hawaiian, of modern usage


Keikilani

keiki (“child”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly or royal child".

a female or (sometimes) male given name from Hawaiian, of modern usage


Kaimana

kaimana (“diamond”); can also be construed as kai (“sea”) + mana (“power”) = "powerful sea, sea filled with mana".

a male or (less commonly) female given name from Hawaiian


Kainalu

kai (“sea”) + nalu (“wave”) = "billowy sea".


Keʻalohilani

ke (“the”) + ʻalohi (“shine”) + lani (“sky”), literally “the heavenly brightness”.

(Hawaiian mythology) a mythical heavenly land


ʻAlohilani

From ʻalohi (“shine”) + lani (“sky”), literally “heavenly brightness”.

a female given name from Hawaiian, of modern usage


Kahalaomāpuana

ka (“the”) + hala (“pandanus”) + o (“of”) + māpuana (“wafted fragrance”)

(Hawaiian mythology) a minor goddess, the fifth Maile sister

a female given name from Hawaiian, of rare usage


Piʻilani

piʻi (“to ascend”) + lani (“sky”), literally “ascent to heaven”.

(Hawaiian mythology) an ancient chief of Maui

a female given name from Hawaiian, of early 20th century usage

(less common today) a male given name from Hawaiian


Piʻikea

piʻi (“to ascend”) + ke (“the”) + ea (“life”), literally “the life ascends”.

(Hawaiian mythology) an ancient chiefess of Maui


Ululani

ulu (“to grow, be inspired”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly inspiration; royal grove"; from the name of a chiefess of Hilo, and a place name.


Pauahi

From pau (“end”) + ahi (“fire”). Made famous by the last heir of Kamehameha, Bernice Pauahi Bishop, named after an aunt who had been saved from a fire as a child.


Leināʻala

lei (“to leap”) + nā (“the”)(plural) + ʻala (“fragrance”) = "the fragrances are wafted". Name of the heroine of a 19th century romance.


ʻIwalani

From ʻiwa (“frigatebird”), a symbol of beauty + lani (“sky”) = "royal frigatebird".


Lokelani

From lokelani (“the rose flower”), literally "heavenly rose".


Mokihana

From the mokihana tree of Kauai, with fragrant berries strung into leis.


Lehua

From lehua (“the flower of the ohia (Metrosideros polymorpha); figuratively "warrior, sweetheart"”).

Lehua (an uninhabited island north of Niihau, Hawaii, United States)


Kalena

ka (“the”) + lena (“yellow”).(Yellow was a royal color.) Later also used as a phonetic rendering of the English Karen.

a female given name from Hawaiian or English


Keanu

From ke (“the”) + anu (“coolness”); coolness is a symbol of happiness and romance in the warm Hawaiian climate. Also used as a short form for compound given names beginning thus.


Keola

ke (“the”) + ola (“life; healthy one”). Also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.

a male or (less commonly today) female given name from Hawaiian


Kanoa

ka (“the”) + noa (“commoner; freed of taboo”).

a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian


Makana

makana (“gift”) ; also a short form of compound given names containing this element.

a male or female given name from Hawaiian


Kawena

ka (“the”) + wena (“glow”). Made famous by Mary Kawena Pukui, whose name was shortened from Kawenaʻulaokalaniahiʻiakaikapoliopelekawahineʻaihonua "The rosy glow of the sky of Hiʻiaka in the bosom of Pele, the earth-eating woman."


Kahealani

From ka (“the”) + hea (“mist; to call, name”) + lani (“sky”) = "the heavenly mist" or "the calling of heaven" .


Anuhea

anuhea (“cool soft fragrance”), from anu (“coolness”) + hea (“mist”).


Kamalei

kama (“child”) + lei (“a lei”) = "a child like a lei, a beloved child carried on the shoulders".

a female or male given name from Hawaiian, of modern usage


Kāpena

kāpena (“captain”), a loan word from English.


Moana

a female or (formerly) male given name from Hawaiian


Kapono

ka (“the”) + pono (“good, upright”); also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.


Kaleo

ka (“the”) + leo (“voice, tune”); also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.

a male or (formerly) female given name from Hawaiian


Keao

ke (“the”) + ao (“daylight”); also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.


Keʻala

ke (“the”) + ʻala (“fragrance; esteemed person”); also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.


Keala

ke (“the”) + ala (“path”), usually a short form of compound given names beginning thus.

a female or male given name from Hawaiian


Ioane

2012 Baibala Hemolele, Ioane 1:6 (tr. KJV John 1:6)

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Hoʻouna ʻia maila e ke Akua kekahi kanaka, ʻo Ioane kona inoa.

gospel of John; one of the Books of John

a male given name originating from the Bible


Mele

Borrowed from English Mary. Identical with the Hawaiian word mele (“chant, song”).

a female given name from English or Hawaiian


Maleka

a female given name originating from the Bible, vernacular form of the biblical Mareta (“Martha”)


Ruta

2012 Baibala Hemolele, Ruta 1:16 (tr. KJV Ruth 1:16)

And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.

ʻŌlelo maila ʻo Ruta iā ia, Mai nonoi mai ʻoe iaʻu, e haʻalele iā ʻoe, a e hoʻi aku, mai ka hahai ʻana iā ʻoe; no ka mea, ma kou wahi e hele ai, ma laila au e hele ai, ma kou wahi e moe ai, ma laila au e moe ai: ʻo kou poʻe kānaka, noʻu ia poʻe kānaka, ʻo kou Akua, noʻu ia Akua:


Samuela

(biblical) Samuel (in old versions of the Bible)

a male given name originating from the Bible, of 19th century usage


Kamuela

Vernacular form of the biblical Samuela (“Samuel”).

Kamuela (an alternative name of the town of Waimea on the island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States)


Kaniela

a male given name originating from the Bible, vernacular form of the biblical Daniela (“Daniel”)


Kalā

ka (“the”) + lā (“sun”); also shortened from compound given names beginning thus.


Kepano

A contraction of the biblical Setepano (“Stephen”).


Iakobo

2012 Baibala Hemolele, Mataio 10:2-3 (tr. KJV Matthew 10:2-3)

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

Eia hoʻi nā inoa o ka poʻe lunaʻōlelo he ʻumikumamālua. ʻO ka mua, ʻo Simona i kapa ʻia ʻo Petero, me kona kaikaina ʻo ʻAnederea; ʻo Iakobo na Zebedaio, a me kona kaikaina ʻo Ioane; ʻO Pilipo a me Baretolomaio; ʻo Toma a me Mataio ka luna ʻauhau; ʻo Iakobo na ʻAlepaio, a me Lebaio i kapa ʻia ʻo Tadaio.

James (biblical character; book of the Bible)


Iakopo

Vernacular form of the biblical Iakobo (“James”).


Kimo

a male given name from English, and a nickname for persons officially named James


Iakoba

2012 Baibala Hemolele, Kinohi 25:27 (tr. KJV Genesis 25:27)

And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

Nui aʻela ua mau keiki lā: he kanaka akamai ʻo ʻEsau i ka hahai holoholona hihiu, he kanaka no ka nāhelehele: akā, he kanaka noho mālie ʻo Iakoba, e noho ana ma nā halelewa.


Iakopa

Vernacular form of the biblical Iakoba (“Jacob”).

a male given name originating from the Bible, of rare usage


Iokepa

Vernacular form of the biblical Iosepa (“Joseph”).


Lahapa

Vernacular form of the biblical Rahaba (“Rahab”).

a female given name originating from the Bible


Rahaba

a female given name originating from the Bible, of 19th century usage


Kapeka

Shortened from ʻElikapeka, the Hawaiian vernacular form of the biblical ʻElisabeta (“Elizabeth”).


Loke

From loke (“rose”); also borrowed from the English Rose.


Mareko

Borrowed directly from Ancient Greek Μᾶρκος (Mârkos) for the 1839 Bible translation, from Latin Mārcus.

2012 Baibala Hemolele, ʻOihana 15:37-39 (tr. KJV Acts 15:37-39)

And Barnabas was determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. But Paul thought it not good to take him with them, who departed from them in Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder from the other; and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus.

Manaʻo paʻa ihola ʻo Barenaba, e lawe pū aku iā Ioane i kapa ʻia ʻo Mareko. ʻAʻole naʻe i makemake ʻo Paulo, e lawe pū i ka mea i haʻalele mai iā lāua ma Pamepulia, a hele pū ʻole aku me lāua i ka hana. No laila, hoʻopaʻapaʻa ikaika aʻela lāua, a hoʻokaʻawale ihola kekahi i kekahi; lawe pū akula ʻo Barenaba iā Mareko, a holo akula i Kupero.


Maleko

Vernacular form of the biblical Mareko (“Mark”).


Mataio

2012 Baibala Hemolele, Mataio 9:9 (tr. KJV Matthew 9:9)

And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

A hele akula ʻo Iesū mai ia wahi aku, ʻike maila ia i kekahi kanaka e noho ana ma kahi hoʻokupu, ʻo Mataio kona inoa; ʻī maila ʻo ia iā ia, E hahai mai ʻoe iaʻu. Kū aʻela ia a hahai akula iā ia.

(biblical) Matthew (biblical character; book of the Bible)


Makaio

Vernacular form of the biblical Mataio (“Matthew”).


Moke

Vernacular form of the biblical Mose (“Moses”).

a diminutive of the male given name Moses, originating from the Bible


Petero

2012 Baibala Hemolele, Mataio 16:18 (tr. KJV Matthew 16:18)

And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church;

Ke ʻōlelo aku nei hoʻi au iā ʻoe, ʻO ʻoe nō ʻo Petero, a ma luna o kēia pōhaku e kūkulu ana au i koʻu ʻekalesia,


Pekelo

Vernacular form of the biblical Petero (“Peter”), and of Portuguese Pedro and Spanish Pedro.


Kolomona

Vernacular form of the biblical Solomona (“Solomon”).


Kimokeo

Vernacular form of the biblical Timoteo (“Timothy”).


Kakalia

Vernacular form of the biblical Zakaria (“Zacharias”).


ʻElia

2012 Baibala Hemolele, Malaki 4:5-6 (tr. KJV Malachi 4:5-6)

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD; And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

Aia hoʻi, e hoʻouna aku au iā ʻElia ke kāula i o ʻoukou lā, Ma mua mai o ka hiki ʻana o ua lā nui weliweli lā o Iēhova. A e hoʻohuli aʻe ʻo ia i ka naʻau o nā mākua i nā keiki, A me ka naʻau o nā keiki i nā mākua, O hele aku paha auaneʻi au, A hahau i ka honua i ka hōʻino ʻana.


ʻEwa

ʻAʻole au i hele ma ʻEwa

Ewa (a locality west of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, used as a direction in Honolulu)


ʻAkamu

Vernacular form of the biblical ʻAdamu (“Adam”).


Mikaʻele

a male given name from English, equivalent to English Michael


Mikala

a female given name originating from the Bible or from English, equivalent to English Michelle

a male given name originating from the Bible, equivalent to English Michael


Hanalei

hana (“bay”) + lei (“lei”) = "crescent bay".

a male given name from Hawaiian, also used as a variant of Hanalē, from English Henry


Pila

a diminutive of the male given name William, from English


ʻAna

a female given name originating from the Bible, equivalent to English Ann or Anna


Waiola

wai (“water”) + ola (“life”) = " water of life".

a female given name from Hawaiian or English Viola


Miliama

Vernacular form of the biblical Miriama (“Miriam”).


ʻEsetera

2012 Baibala Hemolele, ʻEsetera 2:7 (tr. KJV Esther 2:7)

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father or mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful.

Nāna nō i hānai iā Hadasa, ʻo ia hoʻi ʻo ʻEsetera, ke kaikamahine a kekahi makua kāne ona. No ka mea, ʻaʻole o ʻEsetera makua kāne, ʻaʻole ona makuwahine; ua maikaʻi ka helehelena o ua kaikamahine lā, ua nani hoʻi; a make kona makua kāne a me kona makuwahine, lawe ʻo Moredekai iā ia i kaikamahine nāna.


ʻEkekela

Vernacular form of the biblical ʻEsetera (“Esther”). Also used for English Estelle.

a female given name originating from the Bible or from English Estelle


ʻAnekelea

Vernacular form of the biblical ʻAnederea (“Andrew”).

(rare) a male given name originating from the Bible


Kahale

ka (“the”) + hale (“house”). Often a short form of compound names beginning thus.

a male or (less commonly today) female given name from Hawaiian


Kaliko

ka (“the”) + liko (“bud”). Also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.


Kawehi

ka (“the”) + wehi (“adornment”). Also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.

a female or (sometimes) male given name from Hawaiian


Kaʻohu

ka (“the”) + ʻohu (“mist”). Also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.

a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian


Kaʻehu

ka (“the”) + ʻehu (“sea spray; reddish hair”). Also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.

a male or female given name from Hawaiian


Kalaʻi

ka (“the”) + laʻi (“peace”). Also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.

a female or male given name from Hawaiian


Keona

ke (“the”) + ona (“attractive”). Also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.


Keone

ke (“the”) + one (“sand; homeland”). Also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.


Nāpua

nā (“the”), plural + pua (“flowers”). Often a short form of compound given names beginning thus.


Haʻaheo

haʻaheo (“proud; cherished with pride”).

a male or (less commonly) female given name from Hawaiian


Pōmaikaʻi

pōmaikaʻi (“blessed”), also with Christian biblical meaning.


Lanakila

From lanakila (“victory”). In Roman Catholic use it may be an equivalent of Victoria, from Maria Lanakila, an epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Victory".


Kēhau

kēhau (“dew”). Also a short form of compound given names containing this word.

a female or (uncommonly) male given name from Hawaiian

name of a gentle breeze on several Hawaiian islands


Kaulana

kaulana (“famous”). Also a short form of compound given names containing this word.


Moani

a female or (occasionally) male given name from Hawaiian


Lukia

Vernacular form of the biblical Ludia (“Lydia”). Also from English Lucy and Lucia, and a shortened form of Hawaiian Luʻukia.

a female given name originating from the Bible


Luʻukia

(Hawaiian mythology) a legendary chiefess, sister of Kāwelu, daughter or wife of ʻOlopana


Kāwelu

(Hawaiian mythology) a woman who committed suicide and was brought back from the underworld by her husband

a female or (formerly) male given name from Hawaiian


Nāmaka

nā (“the”, plural) + maka (“eyes”), shortened from Nāmaka-o-Kahaʻi (“the eyes of Kahaʻi”).

(Hawaiian mythology) a goddess, an antagonist of Pele


Lepeka

Vernacular form of the biblical Rebeka (“Rebekah”).

a female given name originating from the Bible, equivalent to English Rebecca


Lāhela

Vernacular form of the biblical Rāhela (“Rachel”).


Poliʻahu

poli (“bosom”) + ʻahu (“garment”), literally “clothed bosom”, as the snow cloak of Mauna Kea.

(Hawaiian mythology) a snow goddess of Mauna Kea


Kūaliʻi

Kū, the war god + aliʻi (“chief”) = "royal Kū".


ʻAulani

ʻau (“to travel, swim”) + lani (“sky”) = "royal messenger ". Name of ancient chiefesses.


Mililani

a female given name from Hawaiian, of 20th century and later usage

Mililani (a newly developed town on Oahu, Hawaii, United States)


Hiʻilani

hiʻi (“carry in the arms”) + lani (“sky”) = "cherished or praised one".

a female given name from Hawaiian, used since the 20th century


Kaleolani

ka (“the”) + leo (“voice”) + lani (“sky”) = "the heavenly voice".

a male or female given name from Hawaiian, of modern usage


Kailani

kai (“sea”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly sea".

a female or (sometimes) male given name from Hawaiian, of modern usage


Kalili

kalili, an endemic Hawaiian violet; also ka (“the”) + lili (“jealousy”).

(dated) a male given name from Hawaiian, borne by ancient chiefs


Kahula

a female or (sometimes) male given name from Hawaiian


Kaʻili

ka (“the”) + ʻili (“skin; pebble”), often a short form of compound given names beginning thus.

a male or female given name from Hawaiian


Kaʻimi

ka (“the”) + ʻimi (“seeker”), often a short form of compound given names beginning thus. Also a plant name from kaʻimi (“Spanish clover”).


Meleana

Borrowed from English Mary Ann and Marianne.


Maka

From maka (“eye; beloved one”), also a short form of compound names containing this word.

a female or (less often) female given name from Hawaiian


Kaleikaumaka

ka (“the”) + lei (“lei”) + kau (“place”) + maka (“eye”) = "the beloved child to be looked upon with love and pride".

a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian, of modern usage


Laʻakea

From laʻa (“sacredness”) + kea (“white”), literally “sacred things of day”.

a male given name from Hawaiian, of modern usage


ʻEhu

From ʻehu (“sea spray; reddish hair”); name of an ancient chief. Also a short form of compound given names containing this word.

a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian


Kaʻena

ka (“the”) + ʻena (“heat”). Also a short form of compound names beginning thus.

a place name on several Hawaiian islands

(Hawaiian mythology) a name ascribed to a brother of Pele


ʻŌpūnui

ʻōpū (“belly”) + nui (“big”) = "large-bellied"; corpulence was a status symbol in old Hawaii

(historical) a male or female given name from Hawaiian


Māhoe

(rare today) a male or female given name from Hawaiian


Keaka

ke (“the”) + aka (“shadow, reflection”); also shortened from compound given names beginning thus.

a male or female given name from Hawaiian or English, also used as the Hawaiian form of the English Jack


Kaʻanāʻanā

(historical) a female or male given name


Kauhi

(Hawaiian mythology) a demigod chained to a cliff by the goddess Pele

a male or (less commonly) female given name from Hawaiian


Kila

kila (“high, strong”). Also the spoken form of biblical Sila (“Silas”).

(Hawaiian mythology) one of the migrants who sailed from Tahiti to Hawaii; son of Moʻikeha


Māui

(Hawaiian mythology) a trickster god who pushed up the sky and fished up the Hawaiian islands


Moʻo

moʻo (“supernatural water lizard; lineage; legend”). Also short for compound names containing this word.


Keō

Borrowed from English Joe; can also be construed as ke (“the”) + ō (“answer, continuation”), or as a contraction of Keao or Keone in the beginning of compound names.


ʻElisabeta

2012 Baibala Hemolele, Luka 1:5 (tr. KJV Luke 1:5)

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

I ke au iā Herode ke aliʻi o Iudea, e noho ana kekahi kahuna, ʻo Zakaria kona inoa, no ka papa o ʻAbia; a ʻo kāna wahine, no nā kaikamāhine ia a ʻAʻarona, ʻo ʻElisabeta kona inoa.


ʻElikapeka

Vernacular form of the biblical ʻElisabeta (“Elizabeth”).

a female given name originating from the Bible


Luika

Borrowed from English Louise and Louisa, or from the male name Lewis.

a female or (sometimes) male given name from English


ʻAlika

Borrowed from English Alec and Alex, short forms of Alexander.


Kapika

Vernacular form of the biblical Tabita (“Tabitha”).


Kepola

Vernacular form of the biblical Debora (“Deborah”).


Kalia

kalia (“waited for”), also the name of a native tree of the linden family.


Kaila

kaila (“style”),a loan word from English style; can also be construed as ka (“the”) + ila (“dark birthmark; darkness; seedling”).


Makanui

maka (“eye”) + nui (“big”) = "big eyes".


Nāwai

nā (“the”), plural + wai (“waters”); also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.


Mere

a female given name from English, of 19th century usage


Kalawaiʻa

[ˌkɐ.ləˈʋɐj.ʔə]

[ˌkɐ.ləˈʋɛj.ʔə]


Kaʻaukai

ka (“the”) + ʻau (“travel”) + kai (“sea”) = "the seafarer".


ʻAukai

ʻau (“travel”) + kai (“sea”) = "seafarer".


Kamahiʻai

ka (“the”) + mahi (“farm”) + ʻai (“food”) = "the farmer".


Mahiʻai

mahi (“farm”) + ʻai (“food”) = "farmer".


Kalehua

ka (“the”) + lehua (“lehua flower; expert”).

a female or (less commonly) male given name from Hawaiian

name of ancient surfing areas and other places in Hawaii


Nuʻuanu

From nuʻu (“height”) + anu (“cool”) = "chilly heights".

Nuuanu (a cliff, valley and stream in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States)


Kuilei

kui (“to string”) + lei (“lei”) = "lei stringer". It can also metaphorically mean "one who brings or raises the child".

a female or (sometimes) male given name from Hawaiian

Kuilei (a cliff in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States)


Alapaʻi

Name of an 18th century chief and chiefess.

a male or female given name from Hawaiian


Kini

kini (“multitude”), and short for compound names containing this word. Also the Hawaiian form of English Jane, Jennie and Jean.


Kamala

Spoken form of the biblical Tamara (“Tamar”), though it can also be construed as ka (“the”) + mala (“aching; sour”).

a female given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]


Kiele

kiele (“gardenia; fragrance”). Cognate with the Tahitian name Tiare.


Kaʻuhane

ka (“the”) + ʻuhane (“soul, spirit”). Also a short form of compound names beginning thus.


Kameāloha

ka (“the”) + mea (“thing”) + aloha (“love”) = "the beloved one".

a female or male given name from Hawaiian


Kealani

kea (“white”) + lani (“sky”) = "heavenly whiteness"; can also be construed as ke (“the”) + alani (“seaweed; tree of genus Pelea; moss”).


Kaiwi

ka (“the”) + iwi (“bone”), symbolic of life and old age.

Kaiwi (a channel between Oahu and Molokai, Hawaii, United States)

a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian


Kahele

ka (“the”) + hele (“to go”), often a short form of compound names beginning thus.


Kahananui

ka (“the”) + hana (“work”) + nui (“big”) = "the great work, the hard job".

Kahananui (a gulch on Molokai, Hawaii, United States)


Kapule

ka (“the”) + pule (“prayer; magic”). Also a short form of compound names beginning thus.

a female or male given name from Hawaiian, e.g. of a 19th century chiefess of Kauai


Kamapuaʻa

Compound of kama (“man”) + puaʻa (“pig”), literally “pig man”

com+

(Hawaiian mythology) a lecherous demigod with pig and human form


Kimona

Vernacular form of the biblical Simona (“Simon”).

a male given name originating from the Bible


Makia

Vernacular form of the biblical Matia (“Matthias”).


Palakiko

Borrowed from Portuguese Francisco and Spanish Francisco. Also used as an equivalent of English Francis.


ʻApela

Vernacular form of the biblical ʻAbela (“Abel”).


ʻApelahama

Vernacular form of the biblical ʻAberahama (“Abraham”).


ʻEleakala

Vernacular form of the biblical ʻEleazara (“Eleazar”).


Lakalo

Vernacular form of the biblical Lazaro (“Lazarus”).


Pinehaka

Vernacular form of the biblical Pinehasa (“Phinehas”).


ʻEkela

a male given name originating from the Bible, vernacular form of the biblical ʻEzera (“Ezra”)


Loika

Vernacular form of the biblical Loisa (“Lois”).

a female given name originating from the Bible


Kelupaina

Vernacular form of the biblical Terupaina (“Tryphena”).


Kipola

Vernacular form of the biblical Zipora (“Zipporah”).


Pelekila

Contraction of the biblical Perisekila (“Priscilla”).


Koleka

Vernacular form of the biblical Doreka (“Dorcas”).


Kikilia

Sicily (The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily)

a female given name from English Cecilia


Palapala

Borrowed from English Barbara, possibly also from Hawaiian palapala (“writing”).


ʻAkela

a male given name originating from the Bible, spoken form of the biblical ʻAsera (“Asher”)


Peniʻamina

a male given name originating from the Bible, spoken form of the biblical Beniamina (“Benjamin”)


Lewi

Spoken form of the biblical Levi (“Levi”).


Isaʻaka

(biblical) Isaac (in old versions of the Bible)


Malaki

Ultimately from Hebrew מַלְאָכִי (mal'achi).


Hekekia

Vernacular form of the biblical Hezekia (“Hezekiah”).


Kapeliela

Vernacular form of the biblical Gaberiela (“Gabriel”).


ʻĀʻālona

Vernacular form of the Hawaiian biblical ʻAʻarona (“Aaron”).

a male given name originating from the Bible, equivalent to English Aaron


ʻIkaʻaka

Vernacular form of the biblical ʻIsaʻaka (“Isaac”).


Ioʻela

2012 Baibala Hemolele, Ioʻela 1:1 (tr. KJV Joel 1:1)

The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

ʻO ka ʻōlelo a Iēhova iā Ioʻela ke keiki a Petuʻela.

Joel (book of the Bible; biblical prophet)


ʻApikaʻila

Vernacular form of the Hawaiian biblical ʻAbigaila (“Abigail”).


Kukana

Vernacular form of the biblical Susana (“Susanna”).


ʻAikake

Borrowed from English Isaac, ultimately from Hebrew ִיִצְחָק (Yiṣḥaq).


Loka

a male given name originating from the Bible, the spoken form of biblical Lota (“Lot”)

a female given name from English, derived from English Rosa


Kolokea

kolo (“to creep”) + kea (“white”) = "white creeping (mist)".

Kolokea (a valley on island of Kauai, Hawaii, United States)

a female given name from Hawaiian, also used as a spoken form of the English Dorothy


Kalai

Spoken form of the biblical Sarai (“Sarai”).


Kapalakiko

San Francisco (a city in California, United States)


ʻAukake

Borrowed from English August (as a month and a given name).


Luana

Borrowed from English Luana. Made known in Hawaii by the play (1912) and film (1932) Bird of Paradise and later explained as Hawaiian luana (“leisure”).


Oʻahu

→ English: Oahu, Oʻahu

Oahu (an island in Hawaii, United States)


Lānaʻi

Probably from lā (“day”) + naʻi (“conquest”).

Lanai (an island in Hawaii, United States)


Molokaʻi

Molokai (an island in Hawaii, United States)


Niʻihau

Niihau (an island in Hawaii, United States)


Kauaʻi

→ English: Kauai, Kauaʻi

Kauai (an island in Hawaii, United States)


Kalikimaka

Borrowed from English Christmas, and adapted to Hawaiian phonotactics.


ʻAmelika Hui

United States of America
United States of America


Lūkia

Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


ʻĀina Pilipino

Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)


ʻĀina Hau

Compound of ʻāina + hau. Literally, “the land of ice”. Calque of English Iceland.


Kelemānia

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


Sepania

Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)


Kuikilani

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


Kuleke

Turkey (a country located in eastern Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)


Pelekiuma

Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)


ʻIlana

Iran (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Honokaona

Hong Kong (a city and special administrative region of China)


Nuioka

New York (a city in New York, United States)


Wakinekona

Washington (the capital city of the United States)

Washington (a state of the United States)

A respelling of the English surname Washington


Palika

Paris (the capital and largest city of France)


Lākana

London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; capital city of England)


ʻAmelika Huipūʻia

United States of America
United States of America#English

United States of America (a country in North America)


ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻia

ʻAmelika Huipūʻia
ʻAmelika Huipūʻia#Hawaiian

Alternative spelling of ʻAmelika Huipūʻia


ʻInidonesia

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


ʻIlaka

Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


ʻAikupika

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


ʻApelika Hema

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


Naigeria

Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Palakila

Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)


Wēlau ʻĀkau

[ʋeːˈlɐw ʔaːˈkɐw]

[ʋeːˈlɔw ʔaːˈkɔw]


Pulukalia

Bulgaria (a country in Southeast Europe)


Keokia

Georgia (A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe)

Georgia (a state in the Southern United States)


Pokoliko

Puerto Rico (a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean)


Nukilani

New Zealand (a country and archipelago in Oceania, to the east of Australia)


Kāmoa

Samoa (A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania)


Pīkī

Borrowed from English Fiji, from Fijian Viti Levu (“Great Fiji”).

Fiji (a country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania)


Pīkī

Borrowed from English P. G., compare Pi Gi.

Provisional Government of Hawaii (1893-1894)


ʻUkelena

Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea)


ʻĀina ʻŌmaʻomaʻo

ʻāina (“land”) + ʻōmaʻomaʻo (“green”), a calque of English Greenland.

Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)


Pi Gi

Borrowed from English PG, from the initials of Provisional Government of Hawaii (PG) pronounced using their Hawaiian letter-names.

March 5, 1894, Ka Makaainana
Eia na Pi Gi ke manao nei e hana i kanawai no keia poe.
Eia nā Pi Gi ke manaʻo nei e hana i kānāwai no kēia poʻe.
The PG forces plan to create a new law regarding these people.


Ieremia

Jeremiah (book of the Bible; biblical prophet)


Wanuatu

Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)


Nahuma

Nahum (book of the Bible; biblical prophet)


Habakuka

Habakkuk (book of the Bible; biblical prophet)


Kahului

→ English: Kahului

Kahului (a census-designated place, the county seat of Maui County, Hawaii, United States)


Daniʻela

2012 Baibala Hemolele, Daniʻela 6:16 (tr. KJV Daniel 6:16)

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the denne of Lions: now the king spake and saide vnto Daniel; Thy God, whom thou seruest continually, he will deliuer thee.

A kauoha aʻela ke aliʻi, a ua lawe ʻia mai ʻo Daniʻela, a hoʻolei ʻia ihola ʻo ia i loko o ka lua liona. ʻŌlelo maila ke aliʻi iā Daniʻela, ʻī maila, ʻO kou Akua, ka mea āu i hoʻomana mau ai, e hoʻopakele nō ʻo ia iā ʻoe.

Daniel (biblical character; book of the Bible)


Koloatia

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Croatia (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)


Ioba

Job (biblical character; book of the Bible)


ʻIsaia

Isaiah (book of the Bible; biblical prophet)


ʻEzekiʻela

Ezekiel (book of the Bible; biblical prophet)


ʻAmosa

Amos (book of the Bible; biblical prophet)


ʻObadia

Obadiah (book of the Bible; biblical prophet)


Zepania

Zephaniah (book of the Bible; biblical prophet)


Hagai

Haggai (book of the Bible; biblical prophet)


Zekaria

Zechariah (book of the Bible; biblical prophet)


ʻOihana

Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles

Acts of the Apostles (book of the Bible)


ʻIsaʻaka

2012 Baibala Hemolele, Kinohi 21:4 (tr. KJV Genesis 21:4)

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

I ka pō ʻawalu, ʻoki poepoe aʻela ʻo ʻAberahama i kāna keiki iā ʻIsaʻaka e like me kā ke Akua i kauoha mai ai iā ia.


Samuʻela

2012 Baibala Hemolele, 1 Samuʻela 1:20 (tr. KJV 1 Samuel 1:20)

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.

A hiki mai ka manawa ma hope o kā Hana hāpai ʻana, hānau maila ia, he keiki kāne, a kapa akula ia i kona inoa ʻo Samuʻela; no ka mea, ua noi aku au iā ia iā Iēhova.


Iosua

2012 Baibala Hemolele: Iosua 11:23 (tr. KJV Joshua 23:11)

So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.

Hoʻopio ihola ʻo Iosua i ka ʻāina a pau, e like me nā mea a pau a Iēhova i ʻōlelo mai ai iā Mose. A ʻo ka mea i ili mai na ka ʻIseraʻela, hāʻawi maila ʻo Iosua, ma ko lākou papa, ma loko o ko lākou ʻohana. A hoʻomaha ihola ka ʻāina i ke kaua.

a male given name originating from the Bible, of 19th century usage


Rāhela

2012 Baibala Hemolele, Kinohi 29:16-18 (tr. KJV Genesis 29:16-18)

And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

ʻElua mau kaikamāhine a Labana, ʻo Lea ka inoa o ka mua, a ʻo Rāhela ka inoa o ka muli iho. He maka wai ko Lea; akā, ua maikaʻi ʻo Rāhela ke nānā aku, a ua maikaʻi kona helehelena. Aloha akula ʻo Iakoba iā Rāhela: ʻī akula ia, E hoʻoikaika aku nō au i kāu hana i nā makahiki ʻehiku no Rāhela, no kāu kaikamahine muli iho.


Mikaʻela

2012 Baibala Hemolele, Daniʻela 12:1 (tr. KJV Daniel 12:1)

And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince that standeth for the children of thy people.

Ia manawa, e kū mai i luna ʻo Mikaʻela, ua aliʻi nui lā, ka mea nāna e kōkua i nā keiki o kou poʻe kānaka;


Peni

a male given name, spoken form of the pet name Ben


Peneki

a male given name, spoken form of the English name Bennett


Lāhainā

→ English: Lahaina

Lahaina (a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States)


kehena

From English Gehenna (“hell”), which itself comes from the Ancient Greek γέεννα, "hell", from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם, also meaning "hell" or "the valley of Hinnom".


Pōwehi

→ Translingual: Pōwehi

From pō (“unfathomable ceaseless powerful creation”) + wehi (“honorific for crowned nobles”).

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Pua ana ke kupa ala leia ke kama nei Kama 'ia i kama'āina ke aloha Aloha Mānoa i ka ua Tuahine Halihali 'ia maila e ka 'olu Kahaukani Kani a'ela ia uka o Kaho'iwai Ia 'āina kaulana i ka ulu lehua Lehua-kea o ka uka la o Naniuapō Pōwehi i ka wai pe'e palai o Waiakeakua […]

2018, K Lipe, “Toward equity and equality: Transforming universities into Indigenous places of learning”, in Reclaiming Indigenous research in higher education:

the generative darkness of creation, from the Hawaiian creation chant Kumulipo


ʻAkepaikana

Azerbaijan (a country in Europe and Asia)


Kaleponi

California (a state of the United States)


Kakoka ʻĀkau

North Dakota (a state of the United States)


Kakoka Hema

South Dakota (a state of the United States)


Kalolaina ʻĀkau

North Carolina (a state of the United States)


Kalolaina Hema

South Carolina (a state of the United States)


Kenekī

Tennessee (a state of the United States)


Konekikuka

Connecticut (a state of the United States)


Loke ʻAilana

Rhode Island (a state of the United States)


Kakalameko

Sacramento (the capital city of California, United States)


Luikiana

Louisiana (a state of the United States)


Makakukeka

Massachusetts (a state of the United States)


Mikikipi

Mississippi (a state of the United States)


Minekoka

Minnesota (a state of the United States)


Newaka

English Nevada, from Spanish nevada (“snow-covered”).


Nū Hamekia

New Hampshire (a state of the United States)


Nū ʻIeleke

New Jersey (a state of the United States)


Nū Mekiko

New Mexico (a state of the United States)


Penekelewinia

Pennsylvania (a state of the United States)


Wikonekina

Wisconsin (a state of the United States)


Wilikinia Komohana

West Virginia (a state of the United States)


Nekelana

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

constituent countries
constituent country

Netherlands (The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten)


ʻApekanikana

Borrowed from English Afghanistan, ultimately from Classical Persian افغانستان (afğānistān).


Kikako

Chicago (a city in Illinois, United States)


Panekola

Penobscot County
Penobscot County#English

A city, the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States


Lalie

The capital of North Carolina, United States


Kaka

Gaza City (a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine)


Aukate

O Aukate teia malama.


Mozamabika

Noho au i Mozamabika.


Botuana

No Botuana ʻo ia.
He/she is from Botswana.


Sielaleone

Aia ʻo Freetown ma Sielaleone.


Ielukalema

Jerusalem (the capital of Israel and Palestine)


Sinapoa

Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)


Keaopō

(astronomy) Alphecca (Alpha Coronae Borealis), a star in the constellation Corona Borealis


Nāhiku

Compound of nā + hiku. Literally, “the seven”.


Kāʻanapali

→ English: Kaanapali

Kaanapali (a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States)


Māʻalaea

→ English: Maalaea

Maalaea (a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States)


Waikapū

→ English: Waikapu

Waikapu (a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States)


Hāliʻimaile

English: Haliimaile

Haliimaile (a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States)


Kapalua

→ English: Kapalua

Kapalua (a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States)


Maunaloa

From mauna (“mountain”) + loa (“long”), literally “long mountain”. Doublet of Mauna Loa.

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Maunaloa (a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii)


Pāʻia

→ English: Paia

Paia (a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States)


ʻUalapuʻe

→ English: Ualapue

Ualapue (a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States)


Līhuʻe

→ English: Lihue

Lihue (a census-designated place, the county seat of Kauai County, Hawaii, United States)


Kai ʻUla

the Red Sea (A long, narrow sea between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula; links the Suez Canal with the Arabian Sea)


Halakepoka

Hartford (the capital city of Connecticut, United States)


Kailua

Noho au i Kailua.

A census-designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States


Haleʻiwa

From hale (“house”) + ʻiwa (“frigatebird”).

A census-designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States; located along North Shore


pea Kina

He pea Kina au.


Hōkūʻula

Aldebaran (reference: https://archive.hokulea.com/ike/hookele/hawaiian_star_lines.html )


Kaʻāwela

→ Translingual: Kaʻepaokaʻāwela

* Composed of ka 'the', ʻā 'fiery', wela 'hot'.

A bright planet, originally probably Jupiter or Venus, in the modern language taken to be Jupiter.


Pāpua Nūkini

Borrowed from English Papua New Guinea (Pāpua + Nūkini (Nū + Kini)).

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English


Kikinē

Sydney (the capital of New South Wales, Australia)


Melepona

Melbourne (the capital of Victoria, Australia)


Nuhōlani

Australia, New Holland (a country in Oceania)


Kanapela

Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory#English

Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)


Hoʻoleilana

Blend of hoʻolei + lana. From English Ho'oleilana, from Hawaiian hoʻoleilei ka lana (sent sounds of awakening), from the Hawaiian Kumulipo creation chant: Ho'oleilei ka lana a ka Po uliuli. Literally, “From deep darkness came murmurs of awakening”

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(astronomy, cosmology) Ho'oleilana: A baryon acoustic oscillation, a cosmic structure in Local Universe


ʻAlepania

Borrowed from English Albania, ultimately from Byzantine Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía).


Kaperenauma

Capernaum (a biblical town in Palestine)


Heberona

Hebron (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)


Betelehema

Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)


Ieriko

Jericho (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)


Kai Make

From kai (“sea”) + make (“die”). Calque of English Dead Sea.

Dead Sea (a lake in the Middle East in Palestine and Jordan, noted for high salinity and for its banks being the lowest land-based elevation on Earth)


Palekekine

Palestine (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


ʻO Wikipikia

Borrowed from English Wikipedia, from wiki + -pedia; ultimately from Hawaiian wikiwiki.