Cecilia · English girl’s name

Cecilia in Hawaiian is Kikilia

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when C became K.

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kee·kee·LEE·ah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Cecilia in Hawaiian?

Cecilia is Kikilia in Hawaiian, said kee-kee-LEE-ah.

How Cecilia became Kikilia

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Cecilia C became K.

How to say Kikilia

Say it kee-kee-LEE-ah, leaning on LEE, sounding every vowel: i as “ee”, a as in “father”. 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 Cecilia in Hawaiian?

Cecilia is Kikilia in Hawaiian, pronounced kee-kee-LEE-ah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Kikilia?

kee-kee-LEE-ah, with the stress on LEE.

Why does Kikilia look so different from Cecilia?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Cecilia, C became K.

Is Kikilia a real Hawaiian name?

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

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