Kalama

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈla.ma/, [kəˈlɐmə]

Proper noun

Kalama

  1. A female given name, e.g. of a 19th century queen.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A surname​.

References
  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kalama occurs as the only name of 76 women and 52 men in 19th century marriage records.
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