Mele
Hawaiian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Mary. Identical with the Hawaiian word mele (“chant, song”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- a female given name from English
Related terms
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Mele occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name of 87 women and 1 man.