ʻAkoni

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Anthony.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈko.ni/, [ʔəˈko.ni]

Proper noun

1. a male given name from English.

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 181
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Akoni (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 2 women and 6 men.