Māpuana

Hawaiian

Etymology

māpuana (“wafted fragrance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maː.puˈa.na/, [maː.puˈwɐ.nə]

Proper noun

Māpuana

1. a female given name from Hawaiian

See also

• Kahalaomāpuana

References

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

  Mary Mapuana Smith, married in 1904, Honolulu

  Clarice Mapuana Lyman, married in 1929, Big Island