ʻApela

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Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Vernacular form of the biblical ʻAbela (“Abel”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈpe.la/, [ʔəˈpɛ.lə]

Proper noun[edit]

ʻApela

  1. a male given name originating from the Bible

References[edit]

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