Waiola

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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wai (water) + ola (life) = " water of life".

Proper noun

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Waiola

  1. a female given name from Hawaiian or English Viola
  2. any of several places in Hawaii

References

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  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert - Esther T. Mookini, Place names of Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press 1974, page 226
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Waiola occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman.