Kauʻi

Hawaiian

Etymology

ka (“the”) + uʻi (“youthful beauty”) ; also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkau̯.ʔi/, [ˈkɐw.ʔi], [ˈkɔw.ʔi] (rapid speech)

Proper noun

Kauʻi

1. a female or male given name from Hawaiian

Related terms

• Kauʻilani
• Uʻilani

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kaui (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 43 women and 33 men.