Moʻo

See also: moʻo, moo, and MOO

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ʔo/, [ˈmoʔo]

Proper noun

Moʻo

A male given name.
A female given name.

References

Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Moo (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name of 13 women and 40 men.

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