Keawe

See also: keawe

Hawaiian

Etymology

ke (“the”) + awe (“strand, twisted string”), symbolic of lineage; shortened from epithets and compound given names beginning with Keawe-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /keˈa.we/, [keˈjɐ.ʋe]

Proper noun

Keawe

  1. (Hawaiian mythology) any of a number of ancient chiefs of the island of Hawaii
  2. a male or (formerly) female given name from Hawaiian
  3. a surname

Usage notes
  • The most common name of Hawaiian men in 19th-century marriage records.

References
  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 389
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Keawe is the only name of 59 women and 207 men in 19th century marriage records.
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