Wiktionary

Iakopo

Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

Vernacular form of the biblical Iakobo (“James”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /iaˈko.po/, [iəˈko.po]

Proper noun edit

Iakopo

  1. a male given name originating from the Bible

Usage notes edit

  • Much more common in the form Kimo.

References edit

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 182
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records The name does not appear in 19th century marriage records. Early example:
    Iakopo Keliikuli (male), married in 1926, Honolulu.
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