ʻEhu

See also: ʻehu and 'ehu

Hawaiian

Etymology

From ʻehu (“sea spray; reddish hair”); name of an ancient chief. Also a short form of compound given names containing this word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔe.hu/, [ˈʔɛ.hu]

Proper noun

ʻEhu

1. a male given name from Hawaiian, sometimes also given to women

Related terms

• Kaʻehu

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Ehu (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name of 17 women and 30 men.