Alapaʻi
Hawaiian
Etymology
Name of an 18th century chief and chiefess.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.laˈpa.ʔi/, [ələˈpɐʔi]
Proper noun
Alapaʻi
- A male given name.
- A female given name.
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.