Pua
See also: pua, PUA, púa, puã, and pu'a
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Pua, from Hokkien 潘 (Phoaⁿ).
Proper noun
Pua (plural Puas)
- (Philippines) A surname from Hokkien.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pua is the 36099th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 621 individuals. Pua is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (73.91%) and Mixed Race (11.43%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pua”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Hawaiian
Etymology
From pua (“flower; child”); also a short form of compound names with the element pua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpu.a/, [ˈpuwə]
Proper noun
Pua
- a female given name from Hawaiian and nickname
- (dated) a male given name from Hawaiian
- (Hawaiian mythology) A sorcery goddess of Molokai.
Related terms
- Kapua
- Nāpua
- Pualani
- Puanani
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 397
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Pua occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 16 women and 19 men.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Fua
Etymology
From Spanish Pua, from Hokkien 潘 (Phoaⁿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpua/, [ˈpuɐ]
Proper noun
Pua
- a surname from Min Nan of Chinese origin
See also
- Pan
- Poon