Piʻikea

Hawaiian

Etymology

piʻi (“to ascend”) +‎ ke (“the”) +‎ ea (“life”), literally “the life ascends”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.ʔiˈke.a/, [pi.ʔiˈkɛ.jə]

Proper noun

Piʻikea

1. (Hawaiian mythology) an ancient chiefess of Maui
2. a female given name from Hawaiian

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 396
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Piikea (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 women.