Kakalia

Hawaiian

Etymology

Vernacular form of the biblical Zakaria (“Zacharias”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.kaˈlia/, [kə.kəˈliə]

Proper noun

Kakalia

a male given name originating from the Bible

References

Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 184
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kakalia occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 5 men.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.