ʻŌpūnui

Hawaiian

Etymology

ʻōpū (“belly”) + nui (“big”) = "large-bellied"; corpulence was a status symbol in old Hawaii

Proper noun

ʻŌpūnui

1. (historical) a male or female given name from Hawaiian
2. a surname

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Opunui occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 88 women and 84 men.