Moʻo
See also: moʻo, moo, and MOO
Hawaiian
Etymology
moʻo (“supernatural water lizard; lineage; legend”). Also short for compound names containing this word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmo.ʔo/, [ˈmoʔo]
Proper noun
Moʻo
- A male given name.
- A female given name.
References
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Moo (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name of 13 women and 40 men.