ʻAnekelea

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Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Vernacular form of the biblical ʻAnederea (Andrew).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.ne.keˈlea/, [ʔə.ne.kɛˈlɛə]

Proper noun[edit]

ʻAnekelea

  1. (rare) a male given name originating from the Bible

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 181
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Anekelea (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 man.