Charles · English boy’s name

Charles in Hawaiian is Kale

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

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KAH·leh

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Charles in Hawaiian?

Charles is Kale in Hawaiian, said KAH-leh.

How Charles became Kale

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Charles C became K, R became L, S 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.

Kale 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 Kale

Say it KAH-leh, leaning on KAH, sounding every vowel: a as in “father”, e as in “bet”. 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 Charles in Hawaiian?

Charles is Kale in Hawaiian, pronounced KAH-leh. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Kale?

KAH-leh, with the stress on KAH.

Why does Kale look so different from Charles?

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

Is Kale a real Hawaiian name?

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

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