Pua

See also: pua, PUA, púa, puã, and pu'a

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Pua, from Hokkien 潘 (Phoaⁿ).

Proper noun

Pua (plural Puas)

1. (Philippines) A surname from Hokkien.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pua is the 36099^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 621 individuals. Pua is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (73.91%) and Mixed Race (11.43%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pua”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Hawaiian

Etymology

From pua (“flower; child”); also a short form of compound names with the element pua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpua/, [ˈpuə]

Proper noun

Pua

1. a female given name from Hawaiian and nickname
2. (dated) a male given name from Hawaiian
3. (Hawaiian mythology) A sorcery goddess of Molokai.

Related terms

• Kapua
• Nāpua
• Pualani
• Puanani

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 397
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Pua occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 16 women and 19 men.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Fua

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Pua, from Hokkien 潘 (Phoaⁿ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpua/ [ˈpu.ɐ], /ˈpwa/ [ˈpwɐ]
• Rhymes: -ua, -a
• Syllabification: pu‧a, pua

Proper noun

Pua (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜏ)

1. a surname from Hokkien

See also

• Pan
• Poon