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What is your name in Hawaiian? Perhaps you'd like a pair of keepsake glasses with your Hawaiian names on them instead of your English names. Just scroll down until you find the first initial of your first name, and find your name.
*Thank you to Hawaiianshop.com for the list.
Want
to know your name in Hawaiian?
Most names are listed below.
If you don't see it listed, scroll below or click here to learn
How
to Hawaiianize your name.
Pronunciation
guidelines:
A
few rules may help you in properly pronouncing your Hawaiian
name.
Unlike English, there are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian
alphabet:
A, E, H, I, K, L, M,
N, O, P, U, and W.
Consonants
Pronounce P, K as in English but with less
aspiration.
Pronounce H, L, M, N as in English.
W after I and E is usually pronounced like V,
but after U and O usually pronounced like W;
initially and after A, it can be pronounced like V
or W.
Vowels
Each of the 5 vowels is generally uniform with some
exceptions:
A like A in far, tar; also like UH in much
E like AY in bay, lay; also like E in bet;
I like Y in city; also like E in Eve
O like O in no, so
U like OO in moon; also like U in true
How
to Hawaiianize your name
There are two ways to determine the Hawaiian equivalent of
your name. The first is to determine the meaning of your
name and then obtain the Hawaiian word for that meaning.
The second, and the most common, is by the process of
transliteration -- that is, to replace the letters in the
English name with Hawaiian letters. This is not so easy
since, as noted above, Hawaiian only has twelve letters.
So here is the formula:
Replace
B, F, P with P
Replace C, D, G, J, K, Q, S, T, X, Z with K
Replace H with H
Replace N with N
Replace L, R with L
Replace V, W with W
Replace Y with I
Vowels remain the same. Also be sure to separate all consonants with a vowel. For example, Barbara would be PALAPALA because there must be a vowel between the "r" and "b" in Barbara.
HERE ARE SOME LINKS TO WEBSITES THAT OFFER INFORMATION ON HAWAIIAN NAMES:
http://www.hawaiicity.com/hawaiian_name.htm
http://www.hisurf.com/hawaiian/names.html
http://www.20000-names.com/female_hawaiian_names.htm
Learn some Hawaiian Phrases:
Hawaiian Phrases
Aunt - Makuahine
Beautiful eyes - Maka nani
Beloved - Ke aloha
Beloved Child - Lei aloha
Brother - Kaikunane
Child - Kamali'i
Close friend - Hoapili
Close to heaven - Pili lani
Companion - Hoahele
Darling - Ipo
Faithful - Ho'opono
Father - Makuakane
Favorite - Punahele
Forever - Mau Loa
Friend - Hoaloha
Goddess of hula - Hi'iaka
Handsome - Nohea
Heavenly - Lani
Heavenly adornment - Wehi lani
Heavenly child - Lei lani
I love you - Aloha au ia'oe
Just for you - Nau wale no
Lively eyes - Maka 'eleu
Lofty sacred one - Ka'iu lani
Loveliness - Nohea
Married Man - Kane male
Married woman - Wahine male
Mother - Makuahine
My beloved - Ku'u lei
My desire - Ku'u 'I'ini
My love - Ku'u aloha
My love is yours - Nau ko'u aloha
My sweetheart - Ku'uipo
Never ending - Pau o'le
Precious or beloved - Hiwahiwa
Princess - Kamali'i wahine
Protected by heaven - Malu lani
Sister - Kaikuahine
Son - Keiki kane
The attractive one - Hiwa lani
The first born - Hiapo
The pretty one - Ka nani
The strong one - Kanunu
Uncle - Makuakane
With love - Me ke aloha
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