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Carol · English girl’s name

Carol in Hawaiian is Kalola

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when C became K, R became L, and a vowel was added at the end.

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kah·LOH·lah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Carol in Hawaiian?

Carol is Kalola in Hawaiian, said kah-LOH-lah.

How Carol became Kalola

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Carol C became K, R became L, and a vowel was added at the end. A Hawaiian word cannot finish on a consonant, which is where the last vowel comes from.

How to say Kalola

Say it kah-LOH-lah, leaning on LOH, sounding every vowel: a as in “father”, o as in “go”. 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 Carol in Hawaiian?

Carol is Kalola in Hawaiian, pronounced kah-LOH-lah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Kalola?

kah-LOH-lah, with the stress on LOH.

Why does Kalola look so different from Carol?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Carol, C became K, R became L, and a vowel was added at the end.

Is Kalola a real Hawaiian name?

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

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