ʻAkeneki

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Agnes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.keˈne.ki/, [ʔə.kɛˈnɛ.ti]

Proper noun

1. a female given name from English.

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 184
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Akeneki (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman.