Alapaʻi

Hawaiian

Etymology

Name of an 18th century chief and chiefess.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌa.laˈpa.ʔi/, [ˌɐ.ləˈpɐ.ʔi]

Proper noun

Alapaʻi

1. a male or female given name from Hawaiian

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert - Esther T. Mookini, Place Names of Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press 1974
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Alapai (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 22 women and 30 men.