Pua

See also: pua, PUA, púa, puã, and pu'a

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Pua, from Hokkien 潘 (Phoaⁿ).

Proper noun

Pua (plural Puas)

1. (Philippines) A surname from Hokkien.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pua is the 36099^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 621 individuals. Pua is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (73.91%) and Mixed Race (11.43%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pua”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Hawaiian

Etymology

From pua (“flower; child”); also a short form of compound names with the element pua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.a/, [ˈpu.wə]

Proper noun

Pua

1. a female given name from Hawaiian, and a nickname
2. (dated) a male given name from Hawaiian
3. (Hawaiian mythology) a sorcery goddess of Molokai

Related terms

• Kapua
• Nāpua
• Pualani
• Puanani

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 397
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Pua occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 16 women and 19 men.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Poa, Fua

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Pua, from Hokkien 潘 (Phoaⁿ). Doublet of Pan and Poon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈpua/ [ˈpuː.ɐ]
    • Rhymes: -ua
    • Syllabification: Pu‧a
  • IPA^(key): /ˈpwa/ [ˈpwa] (Hokkien fluent)
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Syllabification: Pua

Proper noun

Pua (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜏ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

Anagrams

• upa