August · English boy’s name

August in Hawaiian is ʻAukake

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when G became K, S became K, T became K, and a vowel was added at the end.

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ow·KAH·keh

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is August in Hawaiian?

August is ʻAukake in Hawaiian, said ow-KAH-keh.

How August became ʻAukake

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in August G became K, S became K, T became K, and a vowel was added at the end. A Hawaiian word cannot finish on a consonant, which is where the last vowel comes from. The ʻokina at the front is a consonant in Hawaiian, the catch in the voice before the first vowel.

ʻAukake has a page of its own as a Hawaiian given name, with its popularity and the names it is usually paired with.

How to say ʻAukake

Say it ow-KAH-keh, leaning on KAH, sounding every vowel: a as in “father”, u as “oo”, e as in “bet”. 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

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What is August in Hawaiian?

August is ʻAukake in Hawaiian, pronounced ow-KAH-keh. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce ʻAukake?

ow-KAH-keh, with the stress on KAH.

Why does ʻAukake look so different from August?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In August, G became K, S became K, T became K, and a vowel was added at the end.

Is ʻAukake a real Hawaiian name?

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

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