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Most names are listed below.
If you don't see it listed, scroll below or click here to learn How to Hawaiianize your name.

Pronunciation guidelines:
A few rules may help you in properly pronouncing your Hawaiian name.
Unlike English, there are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet:
A, E, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, U, and W.

Consonants

Pronounce P, K as in English but with less aspiration.
Pronounce H, L, M, N as in English.
W after I and E is usually pronounced like V, but after U and O usually pronounced like W;
initially and after A, it can be pronounced like V or W.

Vowels

Each of the 5 vowels is generally uniform  with some exceptions:
A like A in far, tar; also like UH in much
E like AY in bay, lay; also like E in bet; 
I like Y in city; also like E in Eve
O like O in no, so
U like OO in moon; also like U in true

 

How to Hawaiianize your name
There are two ways to determine the Hawaiian equivalent of your name.  The first is to determine the meaning of your name and then obtain the Hawaiian word for that meaning.  The second, and the most common, is by the process of transliteration -- that is, to replace the letters in the English name with Hawaiian letters.  This is not so easy since, as noted above, Hawaiian only has twelve letters.

So here is the formula:

Replace B, F, P  with P
Replace C, D, G, J, K, Q, S, T, X, Z  with K
Replace H with H
Replace N with N
Replace L, R with L
Replace V, W with W
Replace Y with I

Vowels remain the same.  Also be sure to separate all consonants with a vowel.  For example, Barbara would be PALAPALA because there must be a vowel between the "r" and "b" in Barbara.

  
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A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N

O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

Male
English

Aaron
Abel
Abner
Abraham
Adam
Adrian
Al
Aladdin
Alan
Alex
Allan
Albert
Alberto
Alfred
Alton
Alvin
Ambrose
Amos
Andre
Andrew
Anthony
Apollo
Archibald
Archie
Artemas
Arthur
Aubrey
August
Augustine
Augustus
Aurelius

Male
Hawaiian

A’alona
Apela
Apenala
Apilama
Akamu
Akiliano
Ale
Alakana
Alena
Aleki
Alena
Alapaki
Alepako
Alepeleke
Alekona
Alewina
Amapolokio
Amoka
Anakale
Anakelea
Akoni
Apolo
Ake
Aki
Amana
Aka
Aupeleke
Aukake
Aukukino
Aukukeko
Aulelio

 

Female
English

Abbie
Abigail
Ada
Adelaide
Adeline
Adella
Agatha
Agnes
Ailene
Alberta
Alexandria
Alice
Alma
Almira
Amanda
Amelia
Amy
Anastasia
Andrea
Angela
Anita
Ann
Anna
Annabelle
Annette
Annie
Antoinette
Antonia
Arabella
Audrey
Augusta
Aurelia
Aurora

Female
Hawaiian


Api
Apika’ila
Aka
Akelaika
Akelina
Akela
Akaka
Akeneki
Ailina
Alepeka
Alekanekalia
Aleka
Alema
Alamila
Amanaka
Amelia
Eme
Anakakia
Anakalia
Anela
Anika
Ana
Ana
Anapela
Aneka
Ane
Anakonia
Anakonia
Alapela
Aukele
Aukaka
Aulelia
Alola

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B

Male
English

Bartholomew
Basil
Ben
Benedict
Benjamin
Bernard
Bill
Bob
Bonaventure
Boniface
Boyd
Bruce
Bruno

Male
Hawaiian

Palekolomaio
Pakile
Peni
Penekiko
Peniamina
Pelenalako
Pila
Lopaka
Ponawenekula
Ponipake
Poe
Puluke
Puluno

 

Female
English

Barbara
Beatrice
Becky
Bella
Belle
Bernadette
Bernadine
Bernice
Bertha
Beth
Betty
Bonnie
Bridget

Female
Hawaiian


Palapala
Peakalika
Peke
Pela
Pela
Pelenakeka
Pelenakino
Berenike
Peleka
Elikapeka
Peke
Poni
Pilikika

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C

Male
English

Caesar
Cain
Calvin
Casper
Cecil
Cedric
Charles
Christopher
Cicero
Clarence
Claude
Claudius
Clement
Clifton
Clyde
Constantine
Cornelius
Cyril
Cyrus

Male
Hawaiian

Kaikala
Kaina
Kalawina
Kakapa
Kekila
Kekelika
Kale
Kilikikopa
Kikelo
Kalalena
Kalauka
Kelaukio
Kelemeneke
Kalipekona
Kalaila
Konekakino
Kolenelio
Kilila
Kulo

 

Female
English

Carlotta
Carmelia
Carmen
Carmilla
Carol
Caroline
Catherine
Cecilia
Celestine
Celia
Charlotte
Christina
Christine
Christophine
Cinderella
Clara
Clarice
Claudia
Claudine
Cleopatra
Consuelo
Cordelia
Corinne
Cornelia
Cynthia

Female
Hawaiian


Kaloka
Kamelia
Kalamela
Kamila
Kalola
Kalolaina
Kakalina
Kikilia
Kelekina
Kilia
Halaki
Kilikina
Kilikina
Kilikipine
Kinikalela
Kalala
Kalalika
Kalaukia
Kalaukina
Kelaopakala
Konokuelo
Kokelia
Kolina
Kolenelia
Kinikia

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D

Male
English

Dan
Daniel
David
Demitrius
Dennis
Dick
Domingo
Dominik
Don
Douglas
Dwight

Male
Hawaiian

Kana
Kaniela
Kawika
Kemikilio
Kenika
Likeke
Kominiko
Kominiko
Kona
Koukalaka
Kuaika

 

Female
English

Deborah
Delia
Deliah
Della
Delphine
Denise
Diana
Dolores
Dora
Doreen
Dorothy

Female
Hawaiian


Kepola
Kelia
Kelia
Kela
Kelepine
Kenike
Kiana
Kololeke
Kola
Kolina
Kolokea

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E

Male
English

Eben
Edgar
Edmond
Edward
Edwin
Elizah
Elmer
Elroy
Elton
Emmanuel
Eric
Ernest
Ethan
Eugene
Ezra

Male
Hawaiian

Epena
Ekeka
Ekemona
Ekewaka
Elene
Elia
Elema
Eleloe
Elekona
Emanuela
Elika
Eleneki
Ekana
Iukini
Ekela

 

Female
English

Edith
Edna
Edwina
Eilene
Elaine
Eleanor
Eliza
Elizabeth
Ella
Ellen
Elmira
Eloise
Elsie
Elvira
Emelia
Emily
Emma
Erica
Ernestine
Estelle
Ethel
Eugenia
Eunice
Eva
Evangeline
Eve
Evelyn

Female
Hawaiian


Ekika
Ekena
Eluina
Ailina
Ileina
Elenola
Laika
Elikapeka
Ela
Elena
Elemila
Eloika
Eleki
Elewila
Emelia
Emele
Ema
Elika
Elenekina
Ekekela
Ekela
Iukinia
Eunike
Iwa
Ewanekelina
Ewa
Ewalina

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F

Male
English

Fabian
Felix
Ferdinand
Floyd
Francis
Fransicso
Frank
Franklin
Fred
Frederick

Male
Hawaiian

Papiano
Pelike
Pelekinako
Poloika
Palakiko
Palakiko
Palani
Pelanekelina
Peleke
Peleke

 

Female
English

Faith
Fanny
Flora
Florence
Frances
Freda

Female
Hawaiian


Mana’o’i’o
Pane
Polola
Pololena
Palakika
Pelika

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G

Male
English

Gabriel
Geoffrey
George
Gideon
Gilbert
Gilmore
Goliath
Gordon
Gregory

Male
Hawaiian

Kapeliela
Keopele
Kelala
Kileona
Kilipaki
Kilemoa
Kolia
Kolekona
Kelekolio

 

Female
English

Georgiana
Georgina
Gertrude
Gloria

Female
Hawaiian


Keokiana
Keokina
Kekaluka
Kololia

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H

Male
English

Hannibal
Hans
Harold
Harry
Hector
Henry
Herbert
Herman
Hiram
Homer
Horace
Horatio
Howard
Hubert
Hugh
Hugo

Male
Hawaiian

Hanipala
Haneke
Halola
Hale
Kekeka
Henele
Hapaki
Helemano
Hailama
Homela
Holeka
Holakio
Haoa
Hupeka
Hiu
Huko

 

Female
English

Hannah
Harriet
Hazel
Heidi
Helen
Helena
Henrietta
Hettie
Hilaria
Hilary
Hilda
Hope

Female
Hawaiian


Hana
Haliaka
Hakela
Heiki
Helena
Helena
Heneliaka
Hekekela
Hilalia
Hilalio
Hileka
Mana’olana

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I

Male
English

Ichabod
Ignatius
Irving
Irwin
Isaac
Isaiah
Israel
Ivan

Male
Hawaiian

Ikapoka
Ikenaki
Iwini
Iwini
Ikaaka
Ikaia
Ikelaela
Iwana

 

Female
English

Ida
Irene
Isabelle

Female
Hawaiian


Aika
Ailina
Ikapela

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J

Male
English

Jack
Jacob
James
Jared
Jason
Jasper
Jeremiah
Jerome
Jesse
Jesus
Jethro
Jim
Joe
Joel
John
Jonah
Jonathan
Jose
Joseph
Joshua
Juan
Judah
Jules
Julian
Julius
Jupiter
Justin

Male
Hawaiian

Keaka
Iakopa
Kimo
Ialeka
Iakona
Iakepa
Ielemia
Ieloma
Ieke
Ieku
Iekelo
Kimo
Keo
Io’ela
Keoni
Iona
Ionakana
Hoke
Iokepa
Iokua
Huanu
Iuka
Kiule
Kuliano
Iulio
Iupika
Iukekini

 

Female
English

Jane
Janet
Jean
Jennie
Jezebel
Joan
Josephine
Juanita
Judith
Julia
Julianna
Juliette
June
Juno
Justina

Female
Hawaiian


Kini
Ianeke
Kini
Kini
Iezebela
Io’ana
Iokepine
Wanika
Iukika
Iulia
Kuliana
Kuliana
Iune
Iuno
Iukikina

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K

Male
English

Kelvin
Kenneth

Male
Hawaiian

Kelewina
Keneke

 

Female
English

Kate
Katherine
Kathleen
Katie

Female
Hawaiian


Keke
Kakalina
Kakalina
Keke

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L

Male
English

Lawrence
Lazarus
Leo
Leonard
Leopold
Levi
Libert
Linus
Lloyd
Lorenzo
Louis
Lucifer
Lucius
Luke
Luther

Male
Hawaiian

Lauleneke
Lakalo
Leone
Leonaka
Leopolo
Lewi
Lipeleko
Lino
Loeka
Loleneko
Lui
Lukio
Lukio
Luka
Lukela

 

Female
English

Laura
Leah
Lena
Leonara
Lillian
Lily
Lois
Lolita
Loretta
Lorraine
Louisa
Louise
Lucia
Lucille
Lucinda
Lucy
Lydia

Female
Hawaiian


Lala
Lea
Lina
Leonola
Liliana
Lilia
Loika
Lolika
Loleka
Leleina
Luika
Luika
Lukia
Lukila
Lukina
Luke
Lukia

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M

Male
English

Malcolm
Manuel
Marcelllus
Marion
Mark
Matthew
Melvin
Michael
Miguel
Mike
Mohammed
Moses

Male
Hawaiian

Malakoma
Manuela
Malakelo
Maliona
Maleko
Makaio
Melewina
Mika’ele
Mikuela
Mika’ele
Mohameka
Moke

 

Female
English

Madeline
Marcella
Margaret
Marguerite
Maria
Marian
Marianne
Marie
Marietta
Marilyn
Marlene
Martha
Martina
Mary
Maryann
May
Maybelle
Melissa
Mercedes
Michelle
Mildred
Millie
Minerva
Minnie
Miriam
Mona
Monica
Muriel
Myra
Myrna
Myrtle

Female
Hawaiian


Makelina
Makela
Makaleka
Makalika
Malaea
Maliana
Meleana
Malia
Meliaka
Melelina
Malina
Maleka
Malakina
Malia
Meleana
Mei
Meipela
Melika
Mekeke
Mikala
Miikeleka
Mile
Minewa
Mina
Miliama
Mona
Monika
Miuliela
Maila
Milena
Makala

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N

Male
English

Napoleon
Nathan
Nathaniel
Nicholas
Noah
Noel
Norman

Male
Hawaiian

Napoliana
Nakana
Nakana’ela
Nikolao
Noa
Noela
Nolemana

 

 

Female
English

Nancy
Nanette
Naomi
Natalie
Nell
Nellie
Nettie
Nina
Nora
Noreen
Norma

Female
Hawaiian


Naneki
Naneka
Naomi
Nakeli
Nele
Nele
Neki
Nina
Nola
Nolina
Noma

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O

Male
English

Oliver
Oscar
Oswald

Male
Hawaiian

Oliwa
Oka
Okewoleka

 

Female
English

Olga
Olive
Olivia
Olympia
Oprah

Female
Hawaiian


Oleka
Oliwa
Oliwia
Olumepia
Opela

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P

Male
English

Patrick
Paul
Pedro
Percy
Peter
Phillip

Male
Hawaiian

Pakelika
Paulo
Pekelo
Peleki
Pekelo
Pilipo

 

 

Female
English

Pamela
Patience
Patricia
Paulette
Pauline
Pearl
Phillipa
Phoebe
Phyllis
Polly
Portia
Priscilla
Prudence

Female
Hawaiian


Pamila
Ahonui
Pakelekia
Poleke
Polina
Momi
Pilipa
Po’ipe
Piliki
Pole
Polekia
Pelekil
Pelukena


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Q

Male
English

Quentin

Male
Hawaiian

Kuenekina

 

Female
English

 

Female
Hawaiian



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R

Male
English

Ralph
Raphael
Ray
Raymond
Reginald
Reuben
Richard
Robin
Rodney
Roger
Roland
Romeo
Rupert

Male
Hawaiian

Lapa’ela
Lapa’ela
Lei
Leimana
Lekinala
Le’upena
Likele
Lopine
Lokene
Lokela
Lolana
Lomio
Lupeko

 

Female
English

Rachel
Rebecca
Rena
Rhoda
Roberta
Rosa
Rosabelle
Rosalie
Rose
Roselind
Rosemary
Rowena
Ruby
Ruth

Female
Hawaiian


Lahela
Lepeka
Lina
Loke
Lopeka
Loka
Lokapela
Lokalia
Loke
Lokelina
Lokemele
Lowena
Lupe
Luka

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S

Male
English

Samson
Samuel
Saul
Sebastian
Sergius
Seth
Sidney
Silas
Simon
Socrates
Solomon
Stanley
Stephen
Steven

Male
Hawaiian

Kamekona
Kamuela
Kaulo
Kepakiano
Kelekio
Keka
Kikine
Kila
Kimona
Kokalake
Kolomona
Kanale
Kepano
Kiwini

 

Female
English

Sally
Sarah
Selina
Serah
Sibyl
Sonya
Sophia
Stephanie
Susan
Susannah
Susie
Sybil
Sylvia

Female
Hawaiian


Kale
Kala
Kelina
Sera
Kipila
Konia
Kopia
Kekepania
Kukana
Kukana
Kuki
Kepila
Kiliwia

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T

Male
English

Tarzan
Ted
Thaddeus
Theodore
Thomas
Timothy
Titus
Tobias
Tom

Male
Hawaiian

Kakana
Keokolo
Kakaio
Keokolo
Koma
Kimokeo
Kiko
Kopia
Koma

 

Female
English

Tabitha
Theresa
Thomasine

Female
Hawaiian


Kapika
Keleka
Komakina

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U

Male
English

Ulrich
Ulysses

Male
Hawaiian

Ulaliko
Uleki

 

Female
English

Ursula

Female
Hawaiian


Ulukula

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V

Male
English

Vernon
Victor
Vincent
Virgil

Male
Hawaiian

Wenona
Wikoli
Winikeneke
Wilikilia

 

Female
English

Valentine
Valeria
Vera
Verna
Veronica
Victoria
Viola
Violet
Virginia
Vivian

Female
Hawaiian


Walenekino
Walelia
Wila
Welena
Walonika
Wikolia
Waiola
Waioleka
Wilikinia
Wiwiana

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W

Male
English

Warren
Wilbert
Wilford
Wilfred
Wilhelm
Willard
William
Willie
Wilmore
Winfred

Male
Hawaiian

Walena
Wilipaki
Wilepoka
Wilipeleke
Wilehailama
Wilika
Wiliama
Wile
Wilemoa
Winipeleke

 

Female
English

Wanda
Wilhelmina

Female
Hawaiian


Wanaka
Wilemina

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Y

Male
English

Male
Hawaiian

 

Female
English

Yolanda
Yvonne

Female
Hawaiian


Iolana
Iwone


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Z

Male
English

Zepherin

 

Male
Hawaiian

Kepelino

 

Female
English

Zenobia

Female
Hawaiian


Kenopia


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