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Amy · English girl’s name

Amy in Hawaiian is ʻEmi

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when Y became I, and the a became e.

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EH·mee

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Amy in Hawaiian?

Amy is ʻEmi in Hawaiian, said EH-mee.

How Amy became ʻEmi

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Amy Y became I, and the a became e. The ʻokina at the front is a consonant in Hawaiian, the catch in the voice before the first vowel.

How to say ʻEmi

Say it EH-mee, leaning on EH, sounding every vowel: e as in “bet”, i as “ee”. The ʻokina (ʻ) is a catch in the voice, the break in the middle of “uh-oh”. The pronunciation guide covers the whole system.

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

Questions people ask

What is Amy in Hawaiian?

Amy is ʻEmi in Hawaiian, pronounced EH-mee. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce ʻEmi?

EH-mee, with the stress on EH.

Why does ʻEmi look so different from Amy?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Amy, Y became I, and the a became e.

Is ʻEmi a real Hawaiian name?

Yes, as a borrowed name. Hawaiian families have used ʻEmi since the 1800s, but it is Amy respelled, not a name built from Hawaiian words.

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