ʻEmelia

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Emilia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔe.meˈlia/, [ʔe.meˈliə]

Proper noun

ʻEmelia

1. a female given name from English

Related terms

• ʻEmalia
• ʻEmelē

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Emelia (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 14 women.