Pelekila
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of the biblical Perisekila (“Priscilla”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Pelekila
- a female given name originating from the Bible
References edit
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Pelekila occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman.