Nāmaka
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See also: Namaka
Hawaiian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
nā (“the”, plural) + maka (“eyes”), shortened from Nāmaka-o-Kahaʻi (“the eyes of Kahaʻi”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Nāmaka
- (Hawaiian mythology) A goddess, an antagonist of Pele.
- a female given name from Hawaiian, sometimes also given to men
- a male given name from Hawaiian
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 395
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Namaka (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 8 women and 8 men.