Hilo

See also: hilo and hiló

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian Hilo.

Proper noun

Hilo

The largest town on the island of Hawaii, located at the eastern corner of the island.

See also

Puna District

Anagrams

Holi

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhi.lo/, [ˈhilo]

Proper noun

Hilo (sense 3)

Hilo

(Hawaiian mythology) A Polynesian navigator.
Hilo (town), possibly named for the ancient navigator.
First night of new moon in the old Hawaiian calendar.
A male given name, rare today.

References

Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Hilo occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 4 women and 10 men.

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