ʻEleakala

Hawaiian

Etymology

Vernacular form of the biblical ʻEleazara (“Eleazar”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔe.le.aˈka.la/, [ʔelejəˈkɐlə]

Proper noun

ʻEleakala

  1. A male given name.

References
  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 182
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Eleakala (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 man.
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