Kaʻehu

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈʔe.hu/, [kəˈʔɛhu]

Proper noun

Kaʻehu

  1. A male given name.
  2. A female given name.

References
  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kaehu (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 17 women and 12 men.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.