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.ve/, [keˈjɐʋe]
Proper noun
Keawe
- (Hawaiian mythology) Any of a number of ancient chiefs of the island of Hawaii .
- A male given name, formerly also given to women.
- 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.