Kuʻuipo

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Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

kuʻu (“my”) + ipo (“sweetheart”); also shortened from compound given names beginning thus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ku.ʔuˈi.po/, [ku.ʔuˈwi.po]

Proper noun[edit]

Kuʻuipo

  1. a female given name from Hawaiian, occasionally also given to men

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records The name does not occur in 19th century marriage records. Early examples:
    William Wallace Kuuipo Deering, married in 1927, Honolulu
    William Kuuipo Kukahiko, married in 1927, Honolulu
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