ʻApikaʻila

Hawaiian

Etymology

Vernacular form of the Hawaiian biblical ʻAbigaila (“Abigail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.pi.kaˈʔi.la/, [ʔə.pi.kəˈʔi.lə]

Proper noun

ʻApikaʻila

1. a female given name originating from the Bible

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 184
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Apikaila (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 5 women.