ʻEkela

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔeˈke.la/, [ʔɛˈkɛ.lə]

Proper noun

ʻEkela

1. a male given name originating from the Bible. Vernacular form of the biblical ʻEzera (“Ezra”)
2. a female given name from English, derived from English Ethel

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page182, 185
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Ekela (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 3 men.