Kolokea

Hawaiian

Etymology

kolo (“to creep”) + kea (“white”) = "white creeping (mist)".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.loˈke.a/, [ko.loˈkɛ.jə]

Proper noun

Kolokea

1. Kolokea (a valley on island of Kauai, Hawaii, United States)
2. a female given name from Hawaiian, also used as a spoken form of the English Dorothy

Related terms

• Kōleka

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kolokea occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 man and 1 woman.