Miliama

Hawaiian

Etymology

Vernacular form of the biblical Miriama (“Miriam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.liˈa.ma/, [mi.liˈjɐ.mə]

Proper noun

1. a female given name originating from the Bible.

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Miliama occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 13 women.