ʻŌpūnui
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Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ʻōpū (“belly”) + nui (“big”) = "large-bellied"; corpulence was a status symbol in old Hawaii
Proper noun
[edit]ʻŌpūnui
- (historical) a male or female given name from Hawaiian
- a surname
References
[edit]- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Opunui occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 88 women and 84 men.