Moke

See also: moke and mòkè

Hawaiian

Etymology

Vernacular form of the biblical Mose (“Moses”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ke/

Proper noun

Moke

1. a male given name originating from the Bible, and a nickname for a person officially named Moses

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 183
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Moke occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 8 men.