Mahiʻai
Hawaiian
editEtymology
editmahi (“farm”) + ʻai (“food”) = "farmer".
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMahiʻai
- a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian
- a surname
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Mahiai (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 32 women and 17 men.