Alapaʻi

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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Name of an 18th century chief and chiefess.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌa.laˈpa.ʔi/, [ˌɐ.ləˈpɐ.ʔi]

Proper noun

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Alapaʻi

  1. a male or female given name from Hawaiian

References

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  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert - Esther T. Mookini, Place Names of Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press 1974
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Alapai (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 22 women and 30 men.