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Christopher · English boy’s name

Christopher in Hawaiian is Kilikopa

The form Hawaiian speakers have written since the 1800s, when C became K, R became L, S became K, T became K, a vowel was slipped between the consonants that ran together, and a vowel was added at the end.

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kee·lee·KOH·pah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Christopher in Hawaiian?

Christopher is Kilikopa in Hawaiian, said kee-lee-KOH-pah.

How Christopher became Kilikopa

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Christopher C became K, R became L, S became K, T became K, a vowel was slipped between the consonants that ran together, and a vowel was added at the end. Hawaiian does not run two consonants together, and every syllable ends on a vowel. A Hawaiian word cannot finish on a consonant, which is where the last vowel comes from.

How to say Kilikopa

Say it kee-lee-KOH-pah, leaning on KOH, sounding every vowel: i as “ee”, o as in “go”, 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

Questions people ask

What is Christopher in Hawaiian?

Christopher is Kilikopa in Hawaiian, pronounced kee-lee-KOH-pah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Kilikopa?

kee-lee-KOH-pah, with the stress on KOH.

Why does Kilikopa look so different from Christopher?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Christopher, C became K, R became L, S became K, T became K, a vowel was slipped between the consonants that ran together, and a vowel was added at the end.

Is Kilikopa a real Hawaiian name?

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

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