Moʻo

See also: moʻo, moo, and MOO

Hawaiian

Etymology

moʻo (“supernatural water lizard; lineage; legend”). Also short for compound names containing this word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ʔo/

Proper noun

1. a male given name from Hawaiian.
2. a female given name from Hawaiian.

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Moo (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name of 13 women and 40 men.