Kahananui

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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ka (the) + hana (work) + nui (big) = "the great work, the hard job".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˌha.naˈnu.i/, [kəˌhɐ.nəˈnu.wi]

Proper noun

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Kahananui

  1. a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian
  2. a surname
  3. Kahananui (a gulch on Molokai, Hawaii, United States)

References

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  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kahananui occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 35 women and 60 men.