Kaʻehu
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
ka (“the”) + ʻehu (“sea spray; reddish hair”). Also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Kaʻehu
- a male given name from Hawaiian
- a female given name from Hawaiian
References edit
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kaehu (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 17 women and 12 men.