Kalama

Hawaiian

Etymology

ka (“the”) + lama (“ebony tree; torch”); also shortened from compound given names beginning with Kalama-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈla.ma/, [kəˈlɐ.mə]

Proper noun

1. a female given name from Hawaiian, e.g. of a 19th century queen.
2. a male given name from Hawaiian.
3. a surname

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kalama occurs as the only name of 76 women and 52 men in 19th century marriage records.