Laʻakea
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
laʻa (“sacredness”) + kea (“white”) = "sacred things of day".
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Laʻakea
- a male given name from Hawaiian of modern usage
References edit
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986, page 188
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Laakea (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 man.