Keaka
Hawaiian
editEtymology
editke (“the”) + aka (“shadow, reflection”); also shortened from compound given names beginning thus.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKeaka
- a male or female given name from Hawaiian or English, also used as the Hawaiian form of the English Jack
References
edit- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Keaka occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 158 women and 48 men.
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