Pōmaikaʻi

See also: pōmaikaʻi

Hawaiian

Etymology

pōmaikaʻi (“blessed”), also with Christian biblical meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poː.mai̯ˈka.ʔi/, [poː.məjˈkɐ.ʔi]

Proper noun

Pōmaikaʻi

1. a male given name from Hawaiian
2. a female given name from Hawaiian

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Pomaikai (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 9 women and 6 men.