ʻĀʻālona

Hawaiian

Etymology

Vernacular form of the Hawaiian biblical ʻAʻarona (“Aaron”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔaː.ʔaːˈlo.na/, [ʔaːʔaːˈlonə]

Proper noun

ʻĀʻālona

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Aaron.

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