Keanu
English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Keanu
- A male given name from Hawaiian
Anagrams
Hawaiian
Etymology
From ke (“the”) + anu (“coolness”); coolness is a symbol of happiness and romance in the warm Hawaiian climate. Also used as a short form for compound given names beginning thus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- a male given name from Hawaiian.
- a female given name from Hawaiian.
References
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records: Keanu occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 21 women and 21 men.
- Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by State: Keanu was included in the top hundred first names for boys born in the State of Hawaii in 1993–1997 and 1999–2008.
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Hawaiian
- English terms derived from Hawaiian
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Hawaiian
- Hawaiian compound terms
- Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hawaiian given names
- Hawaiian male given names
- Hawaiian male given names from Hawaiian
- Hawaiian female given names
- Hawaiian female given names from Hawaiian