Eleanor · English girl’s name

Eleanor in Hawaiian is ʻElenola

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

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eh·leh·NOH·lah

The gold syllable takes the stress.

What is Eleanor in Hawaiian?

Eleanor is ʻElenola in Hawaiian, said eh-leh-NOH-lah.

How Eleanor became ʻElenola

Hawaiian is written with thirteen letters, so in Eleanor 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. The ʻokina at the front is a consonant in Hawaiian, the catch in the voice before the first vowel.

How to say ʻElenola

Say it eh-leh-NOH-lah, leaning on NOH, sounding every vowel: e as in “bet”, o as in “go”, a as in “father”. The ʻokina (ʻ) is a catch in the voice, the break in the middle of “uh-oh”. 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 Eleanor in Hawaiian?

Eleanor is ʻElenola in Hawaiian, pronounced eh-leh-NOH-lah. It is the form used in Hawaiian-language records since the 1800s.

How do you pronounce ʻElenola?

eh-leh-NOH-lah, with the stress on NOH.

Why does ʻElenola look so different from Eleanor?

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

Is ʻElenola a real Hawaiian name?

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

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