Māpuana

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Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

māpuana (wafted fragrance).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /maː.puˈa.na/, [maː.puˈwɐ.nə]

Proper noun[edit]

Māpuana

  1. a female given name from Hawaiian

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records The name does not occur in 19th-century marriage records. Early examples:
    Mary Mapuana Smith, married in 1904, Honolulu
    Clarice Mapuana Lyman, married in 1929, Big Island