ʻĀʻālona

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Hawaiian

Etymology

Vernacular form of the Hawaiian biblical ʻAʻarona (Aaron).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaː.ʔaːˈlo.na/, [ʔaː.ʔaːˈlo.nə]

Proper noun

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  1. a male given name originating from the Bible, equivalent to English Aaron.

References

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 181
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Aalona (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 2 men.