Hiʻiaka
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Hawaiian Hiʻiaka.
Proper nounEdit
Hiʻiaka
- (astronomy) A moon of Haumea.
- A female given name from Hawaiian
- A male given name from Hawaiian
- A unisex given name from Hawaiian
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HawaiianEdit
EtymologyEdit
hiʻi (“hold, carry”) + aka (“essence, embryo”)
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Hiʻiaka
- (Hawaiian mythology) Any of the twelve sisters of the volcano goddess Pele, especially the youngest and favorite one.
- A female given name from Hawaiian, sometimes also given to men.
- A male given name from Hawaiian
- A unisex given name from Hawaiian
- (astronomy) A moon of Haumea.
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 383
- Mary Kawena Pukui, etc, Nānā i ke Kumu, volume 2, Hui Hānai 1979, →ISBN, page 146
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Hiiaka (in the old spelling) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman and 3 men.