Kolokea

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Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

kolo (“to creep”) + kea (“white”) = "white creeping (mist)".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ko.loˈkea/, [ko.loˈkɛə]

Proper noun[edit]

Kolokea

  1. Kolokea (a valley on island of Kauai, Hawaii, United States)
  2. a female given name from Hawaiian, also used as a spoken form of the English Dorothy

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kolokea occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 man and 1 woman.
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