Kūaliʻi

Hawaiian

Etymology

Kū, the war god + aliʻi (“chief”) = "royal Kū".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuː.aˈli.ʔi/, [kuː.əˈli.ʔi]

Proper noun

Kūaliʻi

1. (Hawaiian mythology) an ancient chief
2. a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 389
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kualii (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 women and 11 men.