Keō

See also: keo, kéo, kẹo, and ke'o

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Joe; can also be construed as ke (“the”) + ō (“answer, continuation”), or as a contraction of Keao or Keone in the beginning of compound names.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keˈoː/, [keˈjoː]

Proper noun

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

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 183.
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Keo (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 8 women and 53 men.