Mele
See also: mele, melé, mêle, melē, mēle, mêlé, and mēlē
Hawaiian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Mary. Identical with the Hawaiian word mele (“chant, song”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈme.le/, [ˈmɛlɛ]
Proper noun
Mele
- A female given name.
Related terms
- Malia
- Malaea
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Mele occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name of 87 women and 1 man.