Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

kolo (to creep) + kea (white) = "white creeping (mist)".

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ko.loˈkea/, [ko.loˈkɛə]

Proper noun edit

Kolokea

  1. Kolokea (a valley on island of Kauai, Hawaii, United States)
  2. a female given name from Hawaiian, also used as a spoken form of the English Dorothy

Related terms edit

References edit

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kolokea occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 man and 1 woman.