ʻApikaʻila

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Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Vernacular form of the Hawaiian biblical ʻAbigaila (“Abigail”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.pi.kaˈʔi.la/, [ʔə.pi.kəˈʔi.lə]

Proper noun[edit]

ʻApikaʻila

  1. a female given name originating from the Bible

References[edit]

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 184
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Apikaila (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 5 women.
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