ʻEmelia

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Emilia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔe.meˈlia/, [ʔe.meˈliə]

Proper noun

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ʻEmelia

  1. a female given name from English
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References

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  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Emelia (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 14 women.
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