ʻAikake

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Isaac, ultimately from Hebrew [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔajˈka.ke/, [ʔɐjˈkɐke]
  • (rapid speech) IPA(key): [ʔɛjˈkɐke]

Proper noun

ʻAikake

  1. A male given name.

References

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 182
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Aikake (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 5 men.
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