ʻEkekela
Hawaiian
editEtymology
editVernacular form of the biblical ʻEsetera (“Esther”). Also used for English Estelle.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editʻEkekela
- a female given name originating from the Bible or from English Estelle
References
edit- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Ekekela (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 women.