ʻEmelē

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Emily.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔe.meˈleː/, [ʔe.mɛˈleː]

Proper noun

ʻEmelē

1. a female given name from English

Related terms

• ʻEmalia
• ʻEmelia

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Emele (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 2 women.