ʻApelahama

Hawaiian

Etymology

Vernacular form of the biblical ʻAberahama (“Abraham”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.pe.laˈha.ma/, [ʔə.pe.ləˈhɐ.mə]

Proper noun

1. a male given name originating from the Bible.

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 181
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Apelahama (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 man.