Meleana
Hawaiian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Mary Ann and Marianne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.leˈa.na/, [meleˈjɐnə]
Proper noun
Meleana
- A female given name.
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Meleana occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 15 women.