Mahiʻai

Hawaiian

Etymology

mahi (“farm”) + ʻai (“food”) = "farmer".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.hiˈʔai̯/, [mə.hiˈʔɐj], [mə.hiˈʔɛj] (rapid speech)

Proper noun

Mahiʻai

1. a male given name from Hawaiian, sometimes also given to women
2. a surname

Related terms

• Mahi
• Kamahiʻai

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Mahiai (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 32 women and 17 men.