Nāwai

Hawaiian

Etymology

nā (“the”), plural + wai (“waters”); also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naːˈwai̯/, [naːˈʋɐj], [naːˈʋɛj] (rapid speech)

Proper noun

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

Related terms

• Kawai

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Nawai (in the old spelling) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 35 women and 11 men.