ʻAkela

See also: Akela

Hawaiian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈke.la/, [ʔəˈkɛlə]

Proper noun

ʻAkela

  1. A male given name, spoken form of the biblical ʻAsera (“Asher”).
  2. A female given name borrowed from English Adela.

References
  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, pages 181, 184
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Akela (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 2 women and 1 man.
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