ʻŌpūnui
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
ʻōpū (“belly”) + nui (“big”) = "large-bellied"; corpulence was a status symbol in old Hawaii
Proper noun edit
ʻŌpūnui
- (historical) A male and female given name.
- a surname
References edit
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Opunui occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 88 women and 84 men.