Kila

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kila"

Hawaiian

Etymology

kila (“high, strong”). Also the spoken form of biblical Sila (“Silas”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.la/, [ˈti.lə]

Proper noun

Kila

1. (Hawaiian mythology) One of the migrants who sailed from Tahiti to Hawaii; son of Moʻikeha.
2. a male given name from Hawaiian, sometimes also given to women

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, pages 184, 389
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kila occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 2 women and 23 men.