Meleana

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mary Ann and Marianne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.leˈa.na/, [me.leˈjɐ.nə]

Proper noun

Meleana

1. a female given name from English

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.