Keawe

See also: keawe

Hawaiian

Etymology

ke (“the”) + awe (“strand, twisted string”), symbolic of lineage; shortened from epithets and compound given names beginning with Keawe-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keˈa.we/, [keˈjɐ.ʋe]

Proper noun

Keawe

1. (Hawaiian mythology) any of a number of ancient chiefs of the island of Hawaii
2. a male or (formerly) female given name from Hawaiian
3. a surname

Usage notes

• The most common name of Hawaiian men in 19th-century marriage records.

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 389
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Keawe is the only name of 59 women and 207 men in 19th century marriage records.