ʻEkela

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Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔeˈke.la/, [ʔɛˈkɛ.lə]

Proper noun

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ʻEkela

  1. a male given name originating from the Bible, vernacular form of the biblical ʻEzera (Ezra)
  2. a female given name from English Ethel

References

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  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page182, 185
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Ekela (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 3 men.