ʻEleakala

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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Vernacular form of the biblical ʻEleazara (Eleazar).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔe.le.aˈka.la/, [ʔe.le.jəˈkɐ.lə]

Proper noun

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ʻEleakala

  1. a male given name originating from the Bible

References

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  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 182
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Eleakala (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 man.