Keō
Hawaiian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Joe; can also be construed as ke (“the”) + ō (“answer, continuation”), or as a contraction of Keao or Keone in the beginning of compound names.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKeō
- a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian
References
edit- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 183.
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Keo (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 8 women and 53 men.
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