Daniel · English boy’s name

Daniel in Hawaiian is Kaniela

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

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kah·nee·EH·lah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Daniel in Hawaiian?

Daniel is Kaniela in Hawaiian, said kah-nee-EH-lah.

How Daniel became Kaniela

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Daniel D 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.

How to say Kaniela

Say it kah-nee-EH-lah, leaning on EH, sounding every vowel: a as in “father”, i as “ee”, 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

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What is Daniel in Hawaiian?

Daniel is Kaniela in Hawaiian, pronounced kah-nee-EH-lah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce Kaniela?

kah-nee-EH-lah, with the stress on EH.

Why does Kaniela look so different from Daniel?

Each sound Hawaiian lacks was swapped for the nearest one it has. In Daniel, D became K, and a vowel was added at the end.

Is Kaniela a real Hawaiian name?

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

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