Nāwai

Hawaiian

Etymology

nā (“the”), plural + wai (“waters”); also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naːˈvaj/, [naːˈʋɐj]

(rapid speech) IPA^(key): [naːˈʋɛj]

Proper noun

Nāwai

A male given name.
A female given name.

Related terms

Kawai

References

Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Nawai (in the old spelling) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 35 women and 11 men.

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