Kuʻuipo

Hawaiian

Etymology

kuʻu (“my”) + ipo (“sweetheart”); also shortened from compound given names beginning thus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ʔuˈi.po/, [ku.ʔuˈwi.po]

Proper noun

Kuʻuipo

1. a female given name from Hawaiian, occasionally also given to men

Related terms

• Kaipo

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records The name does not occur in 19th century marriage records. Early examples:

  William Wallace Kuuipo Deering, married in 1927, Honolulu

  William Kuuipo Kukahiko, married in 1927, Honolulu