ʻEkekela

Hawaiian

Etymology

Vernacular form of the biblical ʻEsetera (“Esther”). Also used for English Estelle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔe.keˈke.la/, [ʔe.kɛˈkɛ.lə]

Proper noun

ʻEkekela

1. a female given name originating from the Bible or from English Estelle

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Ekekela (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 women.